Removing date/time stamp from the "track changes" bubbles

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Removing date/time stamp from the "track changes" bubbles

Hi,
Please help! I am a professor and I use "track changes" to review and comment on my student papers. I see how when I add a comment, I can simply delete the info that automatically pops up (my name and the date/time). However, I often turn on "track changes" and use it to delete or revise text. I DON"T want the date/time to show up because I don't necessarily want students to know exactly when I was reviewing their papers. I can't find any setting Pages has that would allow me to not have that: in contrast, Word allows me to set preferences so that this info is absent.
Any thoughts?
Thanks so much,
Sonia

Macbook, iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Oct 15, 2009 3:18 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 2, 2009 2:02 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Yes this information can be deleted from each comment and relatively easily, but because my comments are a confidential part of a formal review process I want to make sure that the personal information did not 'reappear' when opened (which they do not seem to) or can be 'found' by the recipient via another route with in the structure. Because my name and the date automatically go into the comment, I would think a) it possible to switch this off and b) is as per the previous post, that this should be a basic feature that should be easily located included in the pages manual.

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Answer 2

Dec 1, 2009 11:36 PM in response to soniagreen

Dear Sonia,

Did anyone respond to your question? I am facing the same problem.

Best regards

Robert Wild, UK

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Answer 3

Dec 2, 2009 12:55 AM in response to soniagreen

I can see nowhere to edit the comments. It is a very basic feature.

Ask Apple:

+Menu > Pages > Provide Pages Feedback+

Peter

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Answer 4

KOENIG Yvan

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Dec 2, 2009 1:34 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

When the cursor is in a comment, we may type what we want and _we may delete what we want_.
So, the easy soluce is to delete the contents of the new comment before typing something.
Is it too complicated ?

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mercredi 2 décembre 2009 10:33:48

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Answer 5

KOENIG Yvan

Level 8

41,819 points

Dec 2, 2009 10:34 AM in response to Robert Wild

The described feature is unavailable so it's normal that it's not described in the User Guide.

If you really want it :
_Go to "Provide Pages Feedback" in the "Pages" menu_, describe what you wish.
Then, cross your fingers, and wait _at least_ for iWork'10 😉

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mercredi 2 décembre 2009 19:34:00

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