Can I display Comment balloons in left margin instead of right?

[biler]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Power PC In the Windows version the balloons display on the left and we need to recreated this on the Mac side. I don't see any option for this in the Track Changes prefs.
Brian

 

[John McGhie]

You can't change it on Windows either:

They will display where they fit: usually on the right.

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Power PC In
the Windows version the balloons display on the left and we need to recreated
this on the Mac side. I don't see any option for this in the Track Changes
prefs.
Brian

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[biler]

You CAN change which side comments display in the Windows version of Word (both '03 and '07):

'07: Review "menu"/Track Changes/Change tracking options; left/right
'03: I forget, but you can choose left, right or bottom.

I don't see the same options in Office for Mac 2008. Perhaps there's something in formatting?

 

[John McGhie]

I sit corrected!!

I had to go and start two virtual machines to look this up: I had forgotten
that (I never use balloons, so it wasn't actually top of mind...)

Anyway, it's not there in Mac Word 2008. There's quite a bit missing in
Word 2008: that will be the least of your concerns

Cheers

You CAN change which side comments display in the Windows version of Word
(both '03 and '07):

'07: Review "menu"/Track Changes/Change tracking options; left/right
'03: I forget, but you can choose left, right or bottom.

I don't see the same options in Office for Mac 2008. Perhaps there's something
in formatting?

--

The email below is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless I ask you to; or unless you intend to pay!

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]