Comparing Documents

[Ted Zieglar]

When comparing two documents in versions of Word prior to XP/2002 it was
possible to assign separate colors to insertions and deletions. Is this no
longer possible with Word XP/2002? Thanks for your help.

Ted Zieglar

 

[tjtjjtjt]

It's possible. Just go to Tools|Options, and click the Track Changes Tab. Set
the colors you want for Insertions and Deletions.

tj

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Sorry, all I see are 'Insertions' and 'Formatting'. Where do you see
'Deletions'?

Ted Zieglar

 

[Doug Robbins]

They goofed in XP and did not provide this functionality via the
Tools>Options dialog.

You will need to run a macro that contains the following typical commands:

Options.DeletedTextColor = wdRed
Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough

After you type the = sign in the above, you will get a list of the options
available, i.e. colors in the case of the first command and various froms of
identification in the case of the second.

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Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[tjtjjtjt]

Sorry about that--Doug is right. I was looking at a 2003 machine instead of
2002.

tj

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Thanks, Doug. I'll give that a try.

Ted Zieglar

They goofed in XP and did not provide this functionality via the
Tools>Options dialog.

You will need to run a macro that contains the following typical commands:

Options.DeletedTextColor = wdRed
Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough

After you type the = sign in the above, you will get a list of the options
available, i.e. colors in the case of the first command and various froms
of identification in the case of the second.

--
Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a
paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Doug: Your idea worked like a charm (once I learned some basics about
writing macros.) Thanks again.

Ted Zieglar