Re: Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:35:53 -0500

Select just the FILENAME field and press Ctrl+F11 to lock it. To unlock it
later, press Ctrl+Shift+F11. 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2424201c45f8f$c8c7dd00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I tried locking just the pathname field, there isn't a way
> to lock just that field.  I didn't mention this before ...
> when I email the doc to myself it looks fine, but if I
> email it to anyone else - that's when the redline appears
> again.  Very frustrating.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'll try locking the pathname field.  Thanks!
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Well, if tracking is On, then Word is going to track any
> >change to the
> >>filename, so the first thing to be sure about is that
> you
> >have saved the
> >>file to the final path, updated the header and footer
> >fields (switch to
> >>print preview mode and back), accepted the change, and
> >saved the file again.
> >>Also check that it is this final saved version that you
> >are e-mailing.
> >>
> >>When you open now, I assume you don't see the filename
> >change?
> >>
> >>But mailing this document to an external reviewer with
> >track changes on is
> >>still going to show a change in pathname when the
> >recipient saves the file
> >>locally.
> >>
> >>Could you lock the pathname field before sending for
> >review - assuming you
> >>don't need that field to update while it is with the
> >reviewer?
> >>
> >>--
> >>Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
> >>Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
> >>Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
> >>
> >><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>news:2405501c45f7d$6b301340$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> Thanks for the tip!  Track changes still needs to be
> >on --
> >>> the doc then goes for external routing, so we need to
> >know
> >>> what changes are made to it.  Any other ideas?
> >>> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >Not sure I fully understand this, but try turning
> track
> >>> changes off as well
> >>> >as accepting the changes.
> >>> >
> >>> >--
> >>> >Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
> >>> >Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
> >>> >Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
> >>> >
> >>> >"Trisha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >>> message
> >>> >news:2420901c45f2d$c38cfb20$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> >> Scenario:  A document's footer includes the doc's
> >>> >> filename.  Track changes is on.  The doc's filename
> >is
> >>> >> changed as it passes through the review process.
> >When
> >>> >> final, all changes are accepted - including those
> to
> >the
> >>> >> filename in the footer.   The footer shows only the
> >>> >> current filename.  When emailed, however, the footer
> >>> >> reverts to current filename plus a redline of the
> >>> previous
> >>> >> filename.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> We've been cursing this problem for weeks.  Is
> there
> >a
> >>> >> fix?  Seems to happen whether Word is my email
> >editor,
> >>> or
> >>> >> not.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >.
> >>> >
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

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