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
    2021-04-21T17:09:38+00:00

    Ahh, I see you've discovered that "Simple Markup" doesn't solve the problem. I'm an editor too, Martin, and when I'm working in "Tracked Changes" I work in Simple Markup all the time. That's when I came across this issue. I can prevent it (or stop it from happening again) by toggling to "All Markup" to make that change. Word performs as usual in "Simple Markup" for another wee while after that.

    Having been paying more attention to the issue lately, it definitely happens when in the last or almost last line of a paragraph and you can anticipate it happening when you discover you can't click in the final line of the paragraph (as if that line isn't there). When I find that happening now, I switch to "All Markup", make all the edits I need to make in that paragraph, and switch back to "Simple Markup" to continue editing the document.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-04-21T19:29:37+00:00

    Hi everyone

    The 'Track Changes' issues are obviously causing very serious problems. Personally, it is driving me crazy. I'm considering re-installing Word.

    Surely Microsoft know about this issue by now.

    Do they access this forum?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-21T19:59:20+00:00

    I too change to "All Markup" when this happens, make the edits I need to, and then revert to "No Markup" or recently "Simple Markup," but that in itself is cumbersome. I'm tired of hitting Control Z to get back to where I had just been. I hope Microsoft is monitoring this.

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  4. Stefan Blom 351.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-04-21T22:34:54+00:00

    Report the issue to Microsoft via File > Feedback > Send a Frown.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-04-25T05:43:21+00:00

    Ii is highly annoying and since I pay for my subscription I would expect a better solution

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