Notification of assigned sections in an Accelerator for Proposals document is sent by the wrong user (833264)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office Solution Accelerator for Proposals

SYMPTOMS

A user who is assigned a section that is contained in a Microsoft Office Solution Accelerator for Proposals document may be notified of the assignment by a user of the document who did not assign the section.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you assign a section to a user (owner) and do not complete the Save and Notify process before you close the document.

When another user edits the Accelerator for Proposals document, the user may notice the "Notifications are pending" message in the Notifications area of the Document Actions task pane. If the user clicks Save and Notify, and then clicks OK, the user (owner) of the assigned sections may be notified of the assignment by the wrong user.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this problem, follow these steps:
  1. After you assign the sections that you want, click Sections on the Document Actions task pane.
  2. In the Notifications area of the Document Actions task pane, click Save and Notify.
  3. Click OK when you receive the following message:Click 'OK' to save your document to the server, publish changed sections and send notifications.
  4. Close the Accelerator for Proposals document.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/19/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB833264 kbAudEndUser