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  #1  
Old July 1st, 2004, 06:39 AM
Trisha
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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.
  #2  
Old July 1st, 2004, 11:23 AM
Margaret Aldis
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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" wrote in message
...
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.



  #3  
Old July 1st, 2004, 01:21 PM
dennis
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

Track changes OFF

Show changes ON


-----Original Message-----
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.
.

  #4  
Old July 1st, 2004, 04:08 PM
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

Track changes still needs to be on ... it's a "final" doc
as far as we're concerned internally, but then it goes out
for external review. Any other ideas?
-----Original Message-----
Track changes OFF

Show changes ON


-----Original Message-----
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.
.

.

  #5  
Old July 1st, 2004, 04:09 PM
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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" wrote in

message
...
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.



.

  #6  
Old July 1st, 2004, 04:27 PM
Margaret Aldis
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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

wrote in message
...
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" wrote in

message
...
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.



.



  #7  
Old July 1st, 2004, 05:39 PM
Trisha
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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

wrote in message
...
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" wrote in

message
...
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.


.



.

  #8  
Old July 1st, 2004, 06:21 PM
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

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

wrote in message
.. .
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" wrote

in
message
...
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.


.



.

.

  #9  
Old July 1st, 2004, 06:32 PM
Chad DeMeyer
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

Well, not sure I understand why wouldn't be able to lock just that field,
but another alternative is to unlink the field by selecting it and pressing
Ctrl+6. That converts it from a field to regular text.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer


wrote in message
...
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

wrote in message
.. .
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" wrote

in
message
...
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.


.



.

.



  #10  
Old July 1st, 2004, 08:20 PM
Trisha
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Default Accepted changes don't stick when emailed

We can't lock the filename field, or convert it to
text ... because then the filename in the footer won't
match the filename of the doc if the filename is changed.
It definitely feels like a bug -- because of the way it
looks fine until you email it, and the redline doesn't
show up until the file is emailed. Has anyone else
experienced this?

-----Original Message-----
Well, not sure I understand why wouldn't be able to lock

just that field,
but another alternative is to unlink the field by

selecting it and pressing
Ctrl+6. That converts it from a field to regular text.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer


wrote in message
...
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

wrote in message
.. .
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"

wrote
in
message
...
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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