Updating document causes change lines on all cross references. :(

[garybeck]

I am working on a document that requires the "change lines" (change bars) on the side to indicate a change was made.



The setting is in Track Changes > Change Tracking Options > Change Lines.

When I am normally editing the document, I can turn Track Changes on/off and this effects whether or not the Change Lines appear.

HOWEVER, when I update the document, or print it and it is automatically updated, all of the cross references get Change Lines appearing next to them.

EVEN IF i have Track Changes OFF, the change lines still appear next to the cross references!

If I go and turn off the change lines, they ALL disappear.

It seems there is no way I can keep the change bars I have created already in view, and SAVE-AS or PRINT without change bars appearing next to the Cross References.

If anyone knows how i can prevent the change lines/bars from appearing when the cross references are updated, please let me know!!!!

Thanks,
gary in vermont
(working on an important document and i need to figure this out!)

[Guessed]

To avoid seeing tracked changes on any fields (such as cross refs)
- Turn off the revision tracking
- Update the fields
- Turn revision tracking back on

[garybeck]

thanks but as I indicated, i already tried that. even when tracking is off, it still makes change bars on the xrefs. i have tried it several times and it keeps doing it, even when tracking is off.

to be clear, there are no change bars on the xrefs until I try to make a PDF. they appear when the PDF is being generated.

I think it is a bug. I might have discovered an answer though. If I lock the document before I make the PDF, it seems it is not putting the changebars on.