Microsoft KB Archive/178730

= WD: Comments/Annotations Scramble When Merging Documents =

Article ID: 178730

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q178730





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:

178737 WD: Error Message When Merging Documents Containing Comments



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

Keywords: kbbug kbfield kbpending KB178730

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