Charles
Thu Jun 10 10:33:38 CDT 2004
First, if it is to truly be a log with legal ramifications, it should be
accurate as a log. Changes should be shown as changes. Martha Stewart may be
sent to prison for doing what you want to do. It can be called Fraud,
Obstructing Justice, or just plain lying.
When I was trainded to be an accountant, we kept all of our books in ink,
not pencil. If a change needed to be made, it was made, in ink. I still keep
my books that way.
Word does not save all that much evidence but it does keep a revision log
showing which user made changes when for the last ten changes. This does not
show what the changes were. This was dropped in Word 2003, I believe.
If you have Versions or Track Changes (or worst, Fast Saves) turned on, then
you are keeping a record in the file.
See
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/metadata.htm for an idea of what else
can be saved in a Word document without you being aware of it.
--
Charles Kenyon
Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
http://addbalance.com/word
Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide
See also the MVP FAQ:
http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Yelena Makarov" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've heard that Word XP saves some evidence of all
> changes and revisions that I make to a document. For
> example, if I am keeping a log and in June, I
> correct/rewrite an entry from April (in the same
> document), someone would be able to detect that the entry
> was not written in April. This can be a problem with
> legal ramifications.
>
> Is there a way to shut this feature off and get rid of
> any record of changes made?
> How would I check if any record of re-write was left on
> my hard drive?
> Is there a negative consequence to shutting off a feature
> like this?
> Thank you for any help.