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. Stefan Blom 351.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-01-05T17:30:33+00:00

    Use of full markup view is not good practice for editorial professionals working on complex texts. It makes it too easy to miss errors.

    When I make use of "All Markup," I can control what is shown and what is not shown, by using the options in the Advanced Track Changes Options dialog box. For that reason, I find the "All Markup" view more useful than "Simple Markup."

    Of course, you should work the way you prefer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-10T18:30:36+00:00

    I am in the same boat. It's not every document, and it's not every time, but it IS infuriating when it happens. In the same documents where the glitches occur, I experience seeing double and have to change the view in Review to "fix" it. How do we fix and/or prevent these errors from occurring?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-24T22:02:50+00:00

    What does ^13 do?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-24T21:49:43+00:00

    It's a good idea in theory. It's late here in the UK and I'm about to knock off, but what about replacing the paragraph marks (^p) with ^13 to see if that makes a difference?

    I'll try it myself tomorrow.

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