WD: Revision Colors May Change Unexpectedly
Article ID: 152966
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- 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 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q152966
SYMPTOMS
When a document is edited by several authors, the revision mark colors may
change unexpectedly after you open the document on another computer or even
after you open the document on the same computer after you log in as
another user.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design in Microsoft Word. Word does not assign specific
colors to specific users. The goal is to make sure that the revisions of
several authors are distinguishable. Even though the colors may change, you
will see a different color for each author who has worked in the document.
MORE INFORMATION
A document may travel from one author, whose revisions colors are blue, to
another author whose revision colors are also blue. Word has no way of
differentiating between those two authors unless it applies a different
color for each user.
Additional query words: user info revise revised
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