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
    2021-06-20T19:12:40+00:00

    Unfortunately, I need to work in All Markup mode way too often.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-20T18:47:10+00:00

    As an editor myself, I wholeheartedly agree it's a time waster. Thanks for emailing the CEO.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-20T18:45:22+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-20T18:33:19+00:00

    Thanks for the tip.

    Unfortunately, it's still a time waster for editors. Microsoft must solve the problem. I have emailed their CEO since they seem to take no notice of the issues raised on this website.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-20T18:03:16+00:00

    As I mentioned in a previous post, I have found some (not complete) relief by editing with Simple Markup on rather than No Markup or All Markup. I have also found that when the cursor jumps (in my case to the last page of whatever document I'm working on), I can hit Control Z; that will take me back to the page I left and undo the last edit I made (usually hitting the space bar). I then open up Show All Changes, edit my way past the point that prompted the jump, and then turn on Simple Markup again.

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