Microsoft KB Archive/182056

= WD98: Error Message: Merged Document Contains Unmarked Changes =

Article ID: 182056

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182056



SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to use the Merge Documents feature to merge the tracked changes in two or more copies of the same document, you may receive the following error message:

The merged documents contain unmarked changes. Do you want to merge up to the first untracked change?



CAUSE
This message occurs when there are differences in the two documents that have not been marked as tracked changes.



WORKAROUND
When Word displays the message described in the "Symptoms" section, if you click OK, Word merges only up to the first unmarked change and highlights it (selects it). Word does not add new material that is not marked as inserted text. If you click Cancel, Word cancels the merge.

At this point you can either compare these documents using the Compare Documents command, or mark all differences between the copies as tracked changes, to successfully complete the merge.

Before running the Compare Documents command, first turn off the Track Changes feature, and accept all tracked changes. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open the first document.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Highlight Changes.
 * 3) Click to clear the Track Changes While Editing check box, and then click OK.
 * 4) On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Accept Or Reject Changes.
 * 5) Use the Accept and Reject buttons to review the changes in the document.
 * 6) Save and close the document.
 * 7) Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the second document.

You may now compare the first document with the second document.

