Word keeps randomly switching to draft view when I have track changes on.

Anonymous
2012-03-13T15:32:00+00:00

In Word 2010, if I am editing a document with Track Changes on in Print Layout view, it will randomly switch to Draft view, opening the comments pane (instead of having comments bubbles in Print Layout view). This is an annoying bug since I prefer the arrangement of information in Print Layout view compared to Draft view. Is there a way to prevent this automatic switching while still having Track Changes on?

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  1. Charles Kenyon 170.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-04-10T19:48:56+00:00

    I think MS pretends to be dumb. Yes, it happens to a particular document, not to all of them. No, I cannot send them to you. Are we going to get any solution anytime soon?

    ridiculous. No, there are no random clicks from the mouse. Add-ins? Why would MS allow the add-ins to control the view?

    I am not MS. These forums are your fellow Word users, volunteers, not people working for Microsoft.

    Microsoft allows people to modify their programs. One way of doing so is with Add-Ins. Many of these are distributed commercially with other programs to help them integrate with Word or other Office programs. Sometimes they are not well-written.

    Have you tried disabling the Add-ins?

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  2. Charles Kenyon 170.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-04-10T19:51:40+00:00

    ridiculous. No, there are no random clicks from the mouse. Add-ins? Why would MS allow the add-ins to control the view?

    Which version of Word are you using? 64-bit?

    Which operating system are you using?

    Are you on a laptop?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-10T20:58:55+00:00

    Speaking of Add-ins, I'm curious whether others having this problem are looking at documents containing Endnote citations/references and with the "cite while you write" add-in installed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-04-10T23:01:15+00:00

    Speaking of Add-ins, I'm curious whether others having this problem are looking at documents containing Endnote citations/references and with the "cite while you write" add-in installed.

    Yes, mine has lots of Endnote (X4) citations. The OS is 64bit Win 7 with all the latest updates, MS Office Professional Plus 2010 with a 32 bit MS Word, version 14.0.6112.5000. This is a desktop. Disabling the Endnote plugin makes no sense as a solution as I need the references.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-04-11T00:51:55+00:00

    I also have EndNote installed. I think it's version X4 or X5.

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