Cursor jumps to the end of the document when deleting a line in Word and have Track Changes enabled (Word for Windows)

Anonymous
2021-03-01T17:25:45+00:00

I work with a document some others has created. In the document Enter has been jused quite many times to create/start a new line. When I use Backspace or Delete to remove the line and tie the sentencens together and then add a space between the sentences, then the cursor jumps all the way to the end of the document. 

When a turn off Track Changes, then it does not happen. I would assume this to be an error/flaw i MS Word and wonder if it is a workaround for the issue or if it would be fixed. I need to have Track Changes enabled.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-25T19:10:31+00:00

    None of the recommended fixes work. This is an issue that Microsoft has to fix at the root. It’s gotten worse since the last update, which includes other asinine and useless new features like the throbbing blue line under every autocorrect. It is seriously affecting our livelihood, when we’re spending (at a conservative estimate) five or six extra hours per document chasing our own tails back to where we were working. Quit making fancy “upgrades” and take us back to the version that worked.

    Absolutely agree, and you've pinpointed the other new thing that's driving me mad as a pro editor. MICROSOFT PLEASE FIX THIS!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-25T18:32:07+00:00

    I so agree - but I don't want to speak to a call centre in India. They tried to scam me. any other ideas?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-25T18:06:41+00:00

    None of the recommended fixes work. This is an issue that Microsoft has to fix at the root. It’s gotten worse since the last update, which includes other asinine and useless new features like the throbbing blue line under every autocorrect. It is seriously affecting our livelihood, when we’re spending (at a conservative estimate) five or six extra hours per document chasing our own tails back to where we were working. Quit making fancy “upgrades” and take us back to the version that worked.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-25T17:36:05+00:00

    It's happening even with Tracked Changes off.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-07-25T17:34:02+00:00

    I am having this exact problem, with a 240 page document. I'm also working in Word (Office 365 subscription) on a Mac (MacOS Cataline - up to date). It is infuriating to constantly be shunted to the end of the document, and is wasting an enormous amount of time.

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