RE: endnote-interest-digest V1 #2444

Ruth.Pitt[[email protected]]
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problems with word 2007, footnotes, endnote?
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Never track changes to Endnote citations!
I don't think this is the cause of your problem, but I have had problems
with previous editions of Word when changes to Endnote citations are
tracked. Excuse the lack of technical language, but I'll try to explain
what I believe is the problem.  If you turn on track changes and then
delete an Endnote citation, Word doesn't know whether this change will
be accepted or rejected.  If the change is accepted, the Endnote
reference list needs updating, if the change is rejected, the Endnote
reference list should stay as is.  Caught in a Schrodinger's cat style
existential dilemma, Word starts working very slowly or shuts down.  I
always warn colleagues NOT to track changes to Endnote citations - if
you are tracking changes in a document and delete an entire sentence
with an associated Endnote citation, do not delete the citation -
instead put it in square brackets or highlight it - once all changes
have been accepted or rejected you can turn track changes OFF and then
delete the necessary citations.
As I said, I don't know if this is your problem, but it is certainly
something to be aware of.  I had hoped that Word 2007 would not have
this problem.
Best wishes
Ruth

Ruth Pitt
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