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From: BillVAS on 17 Feb 2010 21:28 Can we create a .dot template which disables tracking changes? Thanks
From: Jay Freedman on 17 Feb 2010 22:44 On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:28:01 -0800, BillVAS <BillVAS(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Can we create a .dot template which disables tracking changes? > >Thanks It depends on why you want this, and who you intend to use it. You can put this macro in a template: Sub ToolsRevisionMarksToggle() ' do nothing End Sub If you put it into a template used to base new documents, the macro will apply only when those documents are open. If you put it in Normal.dot or a template that's stored in the Word Startup folder, it will apply to all documents. What this does is *not* to disable tracking changes, but to disable any attempt to *change the tracking state*. That is, if tracking is off, you can't turn it on -- but if you open a document that was saved with Track Changes turned on, you won't be able to turn it off. Another consideration: If you plan to give this template to other users to prevent them from turning on Track Changes when they want to, it will probably fail, because it's so easy to prevent macros from running. If you want it for yourself, because you get Track Changes turned on when you don't want it, then this macro will do -- but it would be easier just to remove the default keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+E. You can either leave it with no shortcut (the Review ribbon and/or the status bar are easy enough to use when you need to track) or assign a different shortcut that's less likely to be hit by mistake. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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