WD: Comments/Annotations Scramble When Merging Documents

ID: Q178730

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you merge documents that contain comments (annotations), some of the merged comments may become mixed (scrambled) with other comments.

NOTE: To see comments contained in a document, click Comments (Annotations) on the View menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You can add comments to a document without changing the document text. Word inserts a comment reference mark and highlights the text you are commenting on. When you point to the text, the comment pops up above the text.

To insert a comment, click Comment (Annotation) on the Insert menu, and then type your comment in the comment window at the bottom of the screen.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q178737 WD: Error Message When Merging Documents Containing Comments

REFERENCES

Word 98 Macintosh Edition

For more information about comments, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text

Comments, creating

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Review a document" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

On the Help menu, click Answer Wizard. On the Answer Wizard tab, type comments, and click Search. Click to select the topic "Review another's document," and then click Display.

Word 6.0 (Windows and Macintosh)

On the Help menu, click "Search for Help on". On the Index tab, type comments, and click Display. Click to select the "Annotating, Revising, and Routing Documents" topic, and then click Display.

Additional query word: combine

Additional query words:

Keywords : wordnt word8 kbfield macword98 winword ntword macword
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug