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How to Change "Simple Markup" Default to "All Markup" in Reviewing/Track Changes

Anonymous
2016-08-29T20:23:52+00:00

I need help. I'm using Word 2016 and I am frustrated to no end that I cannot set "All Markup" as my default in my review pane when I use track changes. Until about a week ago, I was always able to use "All Markup" and now Word is ALWAYS setting the default as "Simple Markup." I have no idea how to install/write macros so this option is not a consideration for me. My work as an editor is being severely affected: when I set to "All Markup" and save, and then email it, it reverts back to "Simple Markup" for the person on the receiving end of my email, which means they are inadvertently missing edits because they are viewing "Simple Markup." This is crippling. Thank you for any help!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-12-06T16:47:32+00:00

    Thanks

    15.28 for MS Word and 10.11.6 (El Capitan) for MAC OS

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  2. Jim G 133.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-12-08T16:31:39+00:00

    You're up to date all around.

    Are you running any apps that might be trying to "help" Word, such as spelling or grammar tools?

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-21T00:18:35+00:00

    Hi Jim,

    I initially started this post and then let it drop after a couple of weeks when suddenly the "All Markup" came back as my default. Now again this past week, all of the documents I receive are defaulting to "Simple Markup" again. I have Word 365 and have the 15.30 version. I'm not running any spelling or grammar tools.

    Any insights? Thanks for your help.

    Tara

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-01-21T22:41:28+00:00

    Sad to report that I have the exact same situation. After some time without the unwanted simple markups default - it came back for no spparent reason. 

    I change it to full markups, save, close and reopen and we are back to simple. 

    This is not an issue of a few more clicks - the problem is recipidnts of these files MISS THE EDITS. they may not be aware of the two level markups display. 

    Please address it and fix it. 

    Thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-01-21T22:50:04+00:00

    Yes. This is my exact issue. My clients are missing my edits. Having to explain how to display the markup is ridiculous and time-consuming since many of them can't grasp Track Changes in the simplest sense.

    I also work for a magazine where my edits were missed in more than one story by an editor who is in fact well versed in using Track Changes. He just assumed I didn't have any edits in the document. Luckily we caught the error in layouts. This is truly a serious issue.

    Thanks again for reading.

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