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Q219541: WD97: Indications of Revisions Are Lost After Copy and Paste

Article: Q219541
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word8 word97
Last Modified: 08-MAY-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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When you copy text that includes tracked changes from one Word document and
paste the text into another Word document, the pasted text no longer contains
the indications of revisions that were made in the original document
(underlining, bolding, strikethrough, or font color).

For example, this problem occurs when you do the following:

1. In Microsoft Word, type some text in a new document.

2. Turn on "Track changes while editing". To do this, point to Track Changes on
  the Tools menu, and then click Highlight Changes. In the Highlight Changes
  dialog box, click to select the "Track changes when editing" check box, and
  then click OK.

3. Make some changes to the text by adding or deleting text.

4. Turn off "Track changes while editing". To do this, point to Track Changes on
  the Tools menu, and click Highlight Changes. In the Highlight Changes dialog
  box, click to clear the "Track changes when editing" check box, and then
  click OK.

5. Select the text, including the revised text.

6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

7. In a new Word document, click Paste on the Edit menu.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97




STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem is corrected in the latest
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows fix. Please see the "Resolution" section of this
article for more information.

Additional query words: tracked changes copy paste missing lost

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Keywords          : kbdta word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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