atw: Re: Turning off Track Changes in Word 2003

There is a way of turning it off, because I have.  I remember spending
frustrating hours doing it, and can't for the life of me remember where I
found it.
 
ck


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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Lewington
Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 2:51 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Turning off Track Changes in Word 2003


OH no, far more insidious than that...
It seems Word developers, in THEIR wisdom, (wait for it) decided that
whenever you open a template in Word 2003 that 'Track changes' should be on.
 
Personally I can't think of anything more infuriating in Word than Track
Changes (on rare occasions I have used it semi-partially-successfully) but
mostly, I HATE IT.
 
I will try the "protect the template" option, but Lord knows we would be
better protecting ourselves from Word developers utilising their version of
wisdom... To the extent of being sexist I could say Word developers have
less wisdom than ... but no; I should behave at least somewhat like a
reconstructed Aussie bloke on this list.
 
New Oxymoron: Word developer and wisdom. Like military and intelligence.
 
Besides Bede, you couldn't insult my intelligence, because, well, what
intelligence?
 
Wassa.
PS: Speaking of reconstructed, two blokes here (myself included amongst this
cabal) just floored one of our lady colleagues when she caught us in the act
of loading the dishwasher with dirty plates following a birthday cake
demolition ceremony. Rinsed as well. Touche.

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of SUNTER Bede
Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 14:16
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Turning off Track Changes in Word 2003


At the risk of insulting your intelligence Warren, could it be something
like document protection being set in the template? I just tested the idea
and found that if you protect a template, the documents based on it are
protected too.
 
Bede

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Lewington
Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 08:52 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Turning off Track Changes in Word 2003


I have developed a new template (clever boy aren't I!) in Word 2003. 
 
Applying it to some new documents I am having an infuriating time with Track
changes every time I open the new documents, opening up in its own way,
confusing the be-devil out of me.
I have consicously turned it off in the template, but every time I open a
document the damn thing is on, expecially insertions and deletions. 
Is there something I have to do in the template or is it related to the
document that I have to do something to STOP it, preferably permanently, I
absolutely HATE track changes functions. Can I turn it off in REGEDIT? 
 
I have noticed that if I add a comment to a document now, it seems to create
'Track changes' behavioural responses that can only be described as
psychotic. Like me right now...
 
Is there a bug that someone knows about? (Apart from the usual diatribes
about MS word being one big bug...)
Warren.

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