WD2000: ScreenTip Tracks Only the Last Change Made to Text (211245)

SYMPTOMS

The ScreenTip that displays information about tracked changes (the box that appears while the mouse pointer rests) may only show information about the last change made to the text.

For example, if one person adds a word to a document while Track changes while editing is turned on, the ScreenTip for that text displays that person's name, the type of change made, and the date and time of the change.

If another person then deletes the text, the ScreenTip displays only information about the deletion.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word. The Track Changes feature only shows the last change made to a piece of text in a document.

WORKAROUND

Use versioning to track multiple changes to the same text. To do this, click Versions on the File menu.

MORE INFORMATION

Versioning lets you maintain a working history of a document. With this feature you can see exactly who did what to a document and when. You can also enter descriptive text about the changes made in each version. All the versioning information is stored within the document, so you don't need to maintain and track multiple copies of the document. In addition, you can have Word automatically save a version at the end of every session, so you can see who changed what in each version.