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Q176124: WD97: Revision Bars Display and Print in Wrong Location

Article: Q176124
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have "Highlight Changes On Screen" or "Highlight Changes in Printed
Document" selected, revision bars (also called "revised lines") may display or
print in an unexpected location.

Case 1
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Right Border revision bars appear on the left side of text except in page layout
view, online layout, and print preview.

Case 2
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If the document's text or table cells extend into the margins (as with a negative
left or right paragraph indent), the revision bars are printed over the top of
the text that extends into the margins.

Case 3
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When a document is formatted with multiple columns and you specify Left Border
revision marks, the revision bars are displayed on the left of each column but
are printed along the left edge of the page instead of along the left side of
the edited column.

When a document is formatted with multiple columns and you specify right Border
revision marks, the revision bars appear on the right of each column but are
printed along the right edge of the page.

For a possible fix and additional information about this Case, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q158527 WD97: Multi-Column Revision Bars Do Not Print As Expected

CAUSE/WORKAROUND/STATUS
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Case 1 (Right Revision Bars Appear on Left):

Cause

This behavior is by design. Word displays right revision bars on the right side
of a document in page layout view and in online layout view which is designed to
display text as it prints. In all other views, Word displays revision bars to
the left of the text to make editing easier.

Resolution

To view the right revision bars, switch to page layout view or online layout
view.

Case 2 (Revision Bars Print Over Text in Margin):

Workaround

Modify the text so that it does not extend into the margin.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.


Case 3 (Revision Lines Print Only Along Left Column):


Status

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

For a possible fix and additional information about this Case, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q158527 WD97: Multi-Column Revision Bars Do Not Print As Expected


MORE INFORMATION
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To turn on Track Changes in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, do the following:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes and then click Highlight Changes.

2. Click to select the Track Changes While Editing check box.

3. Click OK.

To set where the revision lines appear, do the following:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Track Changes tab.

2. Under Changed Lines, click the option box for Mark. Your choices are:

  (none)
  Left border
  Right border
  Outside border

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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