[blindlaw] Managing Documents Using Microsoft Word Track Changes

[Tim Elder]

Is a third program necessary for comparing documents in Word?  Have others
used the Compare/Merge function in Word 2010?  
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/about-comparing-and-merging-docu
ments-HP003082204.aspx
I've never had an occasion to try it out with JAWS.

Regards,

Tim


-----Original Message-----
From: Gerard Sadlier [mailto:gerard.sadlier at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:47 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Managing Documents Using Microsoft Word Track
Changes

Carla,

A red line version is made when you run two versions of a document
through a comparison programme which identifies changes.
e.g. I have a version of a contract in draft. I send it to you for
your changes. you send it back - with changes that haven't been
identified by track changes. I want to identify these and so I run it
through the programme, which produces a third version, a version which
picks up all the differences between the 2 versions we produced.

Hope that makes sense?

Ger

On 6/23/12, Farber, Randy <rfarber at jw.com> wrote:
> Karla -
>
> 	Track Changes is one way of "red-lining."   Red-lining refers
generically
> to marking a document to show changes.  In the old days, a secretary took
a
> red pen and marked inserts and deletions on a document (hence the term
> red-lining).  With today's technology the computer can red-line for us.
> Track changes is Word's internal method to show changes to a document.
> However, there are several programs that can be purchased, such as
Deltaview
> that can read two documents and produce a third document that shows the
> changes between the two.  These programs are more versatile than track
> changes, because you can take any two documents, thus giving you the
ability
> to have multiple versions of a document and compare whichever versions you
> want.  Whereas with Track Changes the changes are cumulative all in one
> document.
>
> Randy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of KarlaGilbride
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:02 AM
> To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Managing Documents Using Microsoft Word Track
> Changes
>
> Hi Gerard,
>
> I always thought that track changes in Word and "red-lining" were the same
> thing. At least in my office the two terms are used interchangeably. Can
you
> fill me in on what the differences are?
>
> Thanks,
> Karla
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Gerard Sadlier
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 2:41 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Managing Documents Using Microsoft Word Track
> Changes
>
> Latonya,
>
> I use jaws and find that it deals with track changes well. There are
> shortcut keys that you can use to move from each change back and fourth.
my
> version also reads the name of the user who has made changes, which can be
> helpful if they are logged in as themselves e.g.
> if they have an account called latonya phipps and less so when they are
> logged in as user.
>
> If they are not using track changes, you might want to red line the
> document. there is software which does this, i'm not sure if you might
have
> this. anyway, the thing to do is to search for the insert and delete
styles
> in word, using find and replace. i don't know if this is relevant but i
can
> give details if that would be helpful.
> G
>
> On 6/22/12, Latonya Phipps <latonya27 at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> I am seeking some suggestions on how to manage the revision of
>> documents where multiple reviewers are commenting within the document.
>> I am using a reader to assist me, but I appreciate strategies that
>> would make the process work more efficiently.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Latonya 		 	   		
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