MacBook Air + Microsoft Word + Track Changes = nightmare

I work part-time as an editor. I use Microsoft Word on my MacBook Air and while I love my Mac for a million other things, it absolutely ***** when it comes to using Microsoft Word in Track Changes mode. After just a little editing, the program crashes. It's constant, it's regular, and it's a total nightmare. How can I best get around this problem without having to use a PC to do my editing?

I'd recommend reinstalling Office, then. I use Word of Mac '11 (same version) without any issues working with track changes. I will say that it can sometimes be a bit sluggish (the application) as the document ages and the amount of changes that occur but never once has the application locked up entirely, crashed or quit on me.

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What's the version of Word you are using?
How 2 or more reviewers shared the document and review it?
The timestamp/date is based on the reviewer's computer time, locate him and then eliminate timestamp in that document. Let the reviewer test the behavior.
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What's the version of Word you are using?
How 2 or more reviewers shared the document and review it?
The timestamp/date is based on the reviewer's computer time, locate him and then eliminate timestamp in that document. Let the reviewer test the behavior.
Thanks.
Tony Chen
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But So unfair……New Macbook air…….
I want change new one or Refund me
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It is really not relevant what you buy; especially with electronics, your item is "outdated" as soon as you get it home because there will always be a newer, bigger, better things out there.
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Thank you for the comment! If this is the best Acrobat can do, I will just have to lower my expectation.

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I would simply print to the Adobe PDF printer or turn off track changes before printing. Tracking changes does strange things even when printing to a regular printer, so why would you think that Acrobat would not do some similar issues. My guess is that the track changes is marking the changes in such a way as to create this result. Of course, you could close the bookmark window also.
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I hesitate to ask this, but have you used a single Style throughout the document?
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