Microsoft KB Archive/286893

= You cannot reject changes in document unless track changes is selected in Word =

Article ID: 286893

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

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This article was previously published under Q286893



SYMPTOMS
When you try to reject a style or a formatting change in your document by using the Reject All changes in Document option on the Reviewing toolbar, the changes in your document are not rejected as expected.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the Track Changes feature is not selected. When Track Changes is selected, all changes in your document appear as tracked changes and can be reviewed or rejected.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, turn on the Track Changes feature before you make style or formatting changes to the document. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Microsoft Word.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Track Changes.

Note In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click Track Changes in the Tracking group on the Review tab.

Note When change tracking is active, TRK appears in the status section of the document window in Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Office Word 2003. To add a track changes indicator to the status bar in Word 2007, right-click the status bar, and then click Track Changes.

When change tracking is turned on, you can reject or accept changes in the document by using the buttons on the Reviewing toolbar.

Note If you cannot find the Reviewing toolbar in Word 2002 and in Word 2003, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) In the Customize dialog box, on the Toolbars tab, click to select the Reviewing check box, and then click Close.

Additional query words: prb

Keywords: kbpending kbprb KB286893

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