WD98: Error Message: Merged Document Contains Unmarked Changes (182056)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q182056 SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to use the Merge Documents feature to merge the tracked
changes in two or more copies of the same document, you may receive the
following error message:
The merged documents contain unmarked changes. Do you want to merge up
to the first untracked change?
CAUSE
This message occurs when there are differences in the two documents that
have not been marked as tracked changes.
WORKAROUND
When Word displays the message described in the "Symptoms" section, if you
click OK, Word merges only up to the first unmarked change and
highlights it (selects it). Word does not add new material that is not
marked as inserted text. If you click Cancel, Word cancels the merge.
At this point you can either compare these documents using the Compare
Documents command, or mark all differences between the copies as tracked
changes, to successfully complete the merge.
Before running the Compare Documents command, first turn off the Track
Changes feature, and accept all tracked changes. To do this, follow
these steps:
- Open the first document.
- On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Highlight Changes.
- Click to clear the Track Changes While Editing check box, and then click
OK.
- On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Accept Or Reject
Changes.
- Use the Accept and Reject buttons to review the changes in the document.
- Save and close the document.
- Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the second document.
You may now compare the first document with the second document.
REFERENCES
For more information about tracking changes, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of
the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Word Help, type the following text
select one of the options and click Show Topics. Select a topic, and click
Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office
Assistant.
For more information about comparing documents, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
182058 WD98: Merging Documents vs. Comparing Documents
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/4/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg KB182056 |
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