SYMPTOMS
If the "Track changes while editing" option is selected in the Highlight
Changes dialog box, revision bars (also called "changed lines") may be
displayed or printed in an unexpected location. There are four forms of
this problem:
Case 1:
The revision marks are printed in the right margin if the Mirror
Margins check box is not selected in the Page Setup dialog box.
Case 2:
Right border revision marks appear on the left side of text in
normal and outline views.
Case 3:
If text or table cells extend into the margins (as with a negative
left or right paragraph indent), the revision marks are printed
over the top of the text that extends into the margins.
Case 4:
When a document is formatted with multiple columns and you specify
left border revision marks, the revision marks appear to the left
of each column but are printed along the left edge of the page
(instead of being printed 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 marks appear to the
right of each column but are printed along the right edge of the
page.
CAUSE/WORKAROUND/STATUS
Case 1 (Border prints in wrong margin)
Cause
This problem occurs if the Mirror Margins option is not selected.
Workarounds
Method 1:
Use a left or right border instead of an outside border. (To
locate the border options, click Options on the Tools menu
and select the Track Changes tab. Under Changed Lines, select
the type of border you want to use to mark the revisions.)
The drawback to using this method is that Word displays and
prints the border in the same margin throughout the entire
document.
Method 2:
Use a right border and print the odd pages. Then, use a left
border and print the even pages. To do this,
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the Track
Changes tab.
- Under Changed lines, select Right Border from the Mark
box and click OK.
- Print the odd pages. (At the bottom of the Print dialog
box, select Odd Pages, and then click OK.)
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the Track
Changes tab.
- Under Changed lines, select Left Border from the Mark
box and click OK.
- Print the even pages. (At the bottom of the Print dialog
box, select Even Pages, and then click OK.)
Status
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Case 2 (Right revision marks appear on left)
Cause
Word displays right revision marks on the right side of a document in
page layout view and print preview, which are designed to display text
the way it will be printed. In normal and outline views, Word displays
revision marks to the left of the text to make editing easier.
Resolution
To view the right revision marks, switch to page layout view or print
preview.
Case 3 (Revision marks 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. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Case 4 (Revision lines print only along left column)
Workaround
There is no workaround currently available.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.