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Q198368: WD97: Text Boxes/Drawing Objects Not Merged with Track Changes

Article: Q198368
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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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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When you merge documents (on the Tools menu, click Merge Documents), the text
box or drawing object and its contents are not merged when both of the following
are true:

- The document you choose to merge has been set to track changes.

  -and-

- The document you choose to merge contains a text box or drawing object that
  has had text added as a tracked change.

CAUSE
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The Merge Documents feature only recognizes text in the text layer of a
document. Because text box and drawing object text reside in the drawing layer
of a document, the text and/or tracked changes are not merged.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about troubleshooting tracked changes, click the Office
Assistant, type "Troubleshoot tracked changes" (without the quotation marks),
click Search, and then click the "Troubleshoot tracked changes" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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