SYMPTOMS
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
Right Border revision bars appear on the left side of text except in page
layout view, online layout, and print preview.
Case 2
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
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:
158527 WD97: Multi-Column Revision Bars Do Not Print As Expected
CAUSE/WORKAROUND/STATUS
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:
158527 WD97: Multi-Column Revision Bars Do Not Print As Expected