Tracking changes by different reviewers in diff colors?

K@discussions.microsoft.com Dennis K

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Jul 31, 2008, 5:06:03 PM7/31/08

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Hi.

Is there a way to track the changes of different reviewers in different
colors or to somehow distinguish by source? Perhaps a related question is
how do I add another reviewer to the list?

Thanks!

Dennis

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 31, 2008, 6:19:34 PM7/31/08

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If you have "By Author" selected on the Track Changes tab of Tools |
Options, each reviewer (up to a point) will get a different color. Just be
aware that the colors are assigned randomly, so a given reviewer is not
linked to a specific color.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Dennis K

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Aug 1, 2008, 10:09:01 AM8/1/08

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Thanks Suzanne. I tried that approach, but changes tracked for another
reviewer and my changes keep showing up in the same color. I received the
draft from the other reviewer. It seems as if we're both being treated as
the same reviewer. Is there a different way she should send her version to
me?

Thanks for your timely response.

Dennis

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 1, 2008, 10:51:50 AM8/1/08

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The "Author" is determined by the name in the Name field on the User
Information tab of Tools | Options. If both of you have, say, Preferred Dell
Customer (don't laugh, I've seen this more times than I want to recall) in
that field, then you'll appear to be the same person.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Dennis K

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Aug 1, 2008, 12:18:01 PM8/1/08

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BINGO! Suzanne--You are fantastic! That key piece of info--the User Info
Tab--has gotten me right to where I need to be. Thank you very much! I am
eternally grateful.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 1, 2008, 12:38:08 PM8/1/08

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Glad I could help!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Smith@discussions.microsoft.com Randy Smith

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Sep 26, 2009, 5:37:01 PM9/26/09

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I am working on a document edited by someone else--their comments appear in
blue, and mine appear in red (both show up with different initials). However,
when I save the document, both sets of comments change to blue, and my
comments "lose" my initials.
Any idea what's going on?

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Sep 26, 2009, 6:22:38 PM9/26/09

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In that case, the likelihood is that you have checked "Remove personal
information from file properties on save" on the Security tab of Tools |
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Randy Smith

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Sep 27, 2009, 12:34:01 AM9/27/09

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You were correct--thanks!
RS