WD97: Track Changes Does Not Mark Some Formatting Changes

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Track Changes While Editing feature does not mark changes to some formats. This includes all paragraph level formats, including changing styles which include font-level formats that would be marked if they had been changed directly. The following list shows the formats that are not marked and those that are marked.

   Format                         Marked (Y/N)
   -------------------------------------------

   Animation                      N
   Color                          N
   Font Typeface                  N
   Hidden                         N
   Kerning                        N
   Language                       N
   Position                       N
   Size                           N
   Spacing                        N
   All caps                       Y
   Bold                           Y
   Double Strikethrough           Y
   Emboss                         Y
   Engrave                        Y
   Italics                        Y
   Outline                        Y
   Scale                          Y
   Shadow                         Y
   Small caps                     Y
   Strikethrough                  Y
   Subscript                      Y
   Superscript                    Y
   Underlined                     Y

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The default option for the display of formatting changes is (None). Options available to indicate formatting changes include Bold, Italic, Underline and Double Underline and/or Color. To set the marking option for formatting, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Highlight Changes.

2. Click to select the Track Changes While Editing check box.

3. Click Options.

4. Select an option for Mark and a color for "Changed formatting."

5. Click OK twice.