Computer Software -Reply

[stephend@GVSU.EDU (DENISE STEPHENSON)]

     I'm curious, anyone using MS Word on a Mac in the good old stable 5.1 
     version? Well, I'm sure some of you are--the real question is have you 
     tried to print out annotations as Cliff speaks of below? I tried 
     recently and couldn't figure it out. I was certain I'd printed 
     annotations in those two formats before, but then I began to wonder if 
     I'd don't that in Version 6. Anyone?
     
     Denise


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Author:  wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu at Internet
Date:    1/15/97 11:55 AM


Hi Pat,
     
Been off list for a long time, so it's good to get back and see the 
conversation still is lively.
     
Microsoft Word has the capabilities that might work for your client. 
There's two functions that might serve:  Annotations and Reviewers. 
The Annotations marks the text with an annotation and when you click 
on the annotation, a window with the responder's remarks pops up. The 
Reviewers function lets you assign different colored text to different 
reviewers--you, of course would need a color printer.  This function 
inserts comments into the text at the point of comment.  With 
Annotations, you can choose to print the text with markers only and a 
list of the corresponding remarks at the end, or you can choose to 
print the annotations within the text.  I haven't actually used these 
functions, but have been doing some preliminary investigations into 
how they might be used.  In any case, good luck with your search.
     
Cliff Barnett
Portland State University Writing Center 
wrcenter@irn.pdx.edu
503-725-3570
     
>>> Writing Center <writingc@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> - 1/14/97 11:47 AM 
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A faculty client of ours is searching for revision software that will 
be 
an on-screen version of circulating a document with each responder 
making 
comments in distinctive ink.  The software he saw demonstrated 
permitted 
layers of comments on the same document.  He wants to use it in class
     
with students working on group projects, for thesis and diss. 
responders, 
and for his own committee work.
     
Has anyone had experience with such software?  What is the product? 
What 
are pitfalls?  
     
Thanks.
     
     
Pat McQueeney
WRITING CONSULTING:  FACULTY RESOURCES 
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045