Re: Cannot activate "Track Changes" on Word 2004 for Mac

Hi Gang - In Line addenda below:


On 4/10/07 5:40 AM, in article u8x1LR1eHHA.3932@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John
McGhie" <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Tony:

"Tony" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2007041011085916807-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx
John,

Thanks. BTW, if I may say so, it would be absolutely WONDERFUL if Word
2008 for Mac OS X could have:

- The option to copy/paste STYLES. You know, as MacWrite Pro did in the
old days.

And Word 2004 has now... You haven't found the Organiser yet?? :-)

Another oft-o'erlooked option to get a Style from one doc to another - copy
just the ending ¶ of the Styled para & paste to the desired location in the
target doc. The Style gets transferred along with the new (otherwise empty)
para - the Style will be retained even if you delete the para.

You could also copy the entire styled para, but if you don't actually need
the text content deleting it is an extra step.

- Likewise, a powerful yet ULTRA-INTUITIVE Find/Search window like the one
of such application. If you check it out you will know what I mean.

Like Word 2004's? You haven't tried the Blue Jellybean yet?? :-)

- The possibility to "FIND Again" using the standard Command G (even with
the Find Window not visible or closed), as other applications do in the
Mac. Now you must hit the carriage return and have the Find window open
for it to work on Word 2004.

You do? I don't :-) You haven't found the Browser yet?? :-)

Actually the ?+G keystroke *standard* assignment has "always" been the Go To
command. Apps that didn't have a Go To feature (and a primitive Find dialog)
started using the available stroke for Find Next. [Admittedly arguable.] At
any rate...

Go into the Customize dialog, locate the RepeatFind Command (its in the All
Commands list) and assign to it any keystroke of your choice - including
reassignment of ?+G - although it's already hogging 3 strokes (Shift+F4,
Command+Shift+F4, and Command+Option+Y). Or put the predefined button on a
toolbar.

As John Points out, though, the Browse Objects feature is equally
convenient, much more versatile, and infinitely easier to remember :)


Sorry to be evil: but all three are already in the product. Which goes to
reinforce Microsoft's point about needing a new User Interface to make them
more "discoverable". Damn... I hate it when they're right... :-)

I politely take a different view, John. The features are exceedingly
"discoverable" for those who are willing to *look* for them. Unfortunately,
too many want everything in Word to get dumped into their laps *and* work
just like they've found it to in whatever app they first "discovered" it. As
long as MS continues to to try and deliver same, Word isn't gonna get any
*better* from that perspective - just *different*!:)

Cheers

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


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