Microsoft KB Archive/286881

= A comment that you inserted in a Word document is not visible when you open the document in Word 2000 =

Article ID: 286881

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q286881



SYMPTOMS
When you insert a comment in a version of Microsoft Word that is later than Microsoft Word 2000, and then you open that document in Word 2000, the inserted comment is not visible as expected.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: View Comments
After you open the file in Word 2000, click Comments on the View menu.

Method 2: Show Hidden Text
After you open the file in Word 2000, show the hidden text contained in the Word document. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) In the Options dialog box, on the View tab, click to select the Hidden text check box, and then click OK.

Method 3: Select Text When You Insert Comments
If your document is to be opened in Word 2000, select a portion of text near the area of the document that you want to comment.

In Word 2003 or Word 2002, on the Insert menu, click Comment. Type your comment in the Comment balloon that appears.

In Word 2007, click the Review tab, and then click New Comment in the Comments group. Type your comment in the Comment balloon that appears.

When this document is opened in Word 2000, the comment is indicated by yellow-highlighted text. When you hover the mouse pointer over the text, the comment becomes visible.



MORE INFORMATION
In earlier versions of Word, comments were indicated by a portion of highlighted text near the comment. Word no longer requires that a comment be associated with a portion of the text in the document. For additional information about comments in Word 2002, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

286169 WD2002: Frequently Asked Questions About Comments

Additional query words: prb WD2007

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