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Old 08-12-2014, 04:42 PM
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Re tracked changes - when a document with multiple authors is sent to me, even from inside my company, all the authors combine into one author and I only get one set of colours. This is not only due to viewing preferences, but the authors' names actually all change to the single "author".



I need a way to stop this from happening everytime I get a multi-authored document sent to me.

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What you describe suggests that someone has run the Document Inspector and removed personal information (such as user names); doing that once will make Word continue to remove personal information when you save and reopen the document. Do the following: Click File | Options | Trust Center | Trust Center Settings | Privacy Options. Clear "Remove personal information from file properties on save." Click OK twice.
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