Microsoft KB Archive/211733

= WD2000: Revision Colors May Change Unexpectedly =

Article ID: 211733

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211733





SYMPTOMS
The color of your revision marks appears incorrect when you open your document.

NOTE: To turn on revision marks, on the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and then click Highlight Changes. Click to select the Track changes while editing check box.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design in Microsoft Word. Word does not assign a specific color to a user. The goal is to make sure that the revisions of multiple authors can be distinguished from each other. The colors may change even if you close and open the document again on the same computer.

In addition, Word does not save a specific color with the document if the color is changed by using the options for the Track Changes feature. For example, if you click Options in the Highlight Changes dialog box to set a particular color, that color is not maintained when the document is opened on another computer. To see the same color, the color would have to be set on the computer on which the document is opened, as well.

NOTE: It is not possible to set the color by using Word Viewer.

Additional query words: user info revise revised edit

Keywords: kbprb kbproof KB211733

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