I can't subscribe to a
Web page or discussion.
The Subscription feature is not available A server administrator must set up this feature before you can use it.
You might not have permission to subscribe Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to participate in subscriptions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the Subscribe To Document right.
I don't see discussions on a
Web
page or document.
The Web Discussions feature is not available A server administrator must set up this feature before you can use it.
You might be using the wrong discussion server Discussions are stored separately, not with the Web page or document. If you're using a server different from the one on which the discussions are stored, you won't see the discussions. Make sure you are connected to the correct discussion server. Try selecting Current document's server if you have multiple discussion servers available. See your server administrator for details.
There might be a problem with the discussion server or the network If the discussion server is not running properly or there is a problem with your connection to the server, you won't be able to see the discussions. Try refreshing the document later, or contact your server administrator.
You might not have permission to read discussions Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to read discussions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the View Web Document Discussions right.
The discussions might need to be refreshed Recently added discussions might not automatically appear in a document. On the Web Discussions toolbar, click Discussions, and then click Refresh Discussions.
The discussions might be hidden or closed On the Web Discussions toolbar, try one of the following:
Click Show/Hide Discussion Pane
to display the
Discussion pane.
Click Discussions, then click Discussion Options, and then select the Show resolved discussions check box.
Click
Show
General Discussions
to
display general discussions
in the
Discussion pane; click Previous
and Next
to display inline discussions.
The Web page or document might have been moved or renamed Discussions are stored separately from the document. Moving or renaming a document breaks the links between the document and the discussion comments. Saving a file in a different format (such as using the Save as Web Page command in Microsoft Office applications) also breaks the links to discussion comments, because a new file with a new name is created.
If a document and its discussions are stored on the same server, you can maintain the links between the document and discussion comments by using Web Folders or My Network Places in Microsoft Windows Explorer, or by using Microsoft FrontPage, to move or rename the document.
If a document and its discussions are stored on separate servers, you can restore the links between the document and discussion comments by moving the document back to its original location or by renaming the document with its original name.
You might be working offline with an older browser To view your discussions while working offline, you need to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later.
I see a mismatched discussion comment in the
Discussion
pane.
The Web page or document might have been edited Inline discussions are associated with a particular paragraph, table, or graphic. Sometimes the paragraph, table, or graphic might be edited in such a way that the link between it and the discussion is broken. Deleting a paragraph, table, or graphic deletes any discussion that is attached to it.
The Web page or document might have been moved or renamed Discussions are stored separately from the Web page or document. Moving or renaming a document breaks the links between the document and the discussion comments. Saving a file in a different format (such as using the Save as Web Page command in Microsoft Office applications) also breaks the links to discussion comments, because a new file with a new name is created.
If a document and its discussions are stored on the same server, you can maintain the links between the document and discussion comments by using Web Folders or My Network Places in Microsoft Windows Explorer, or by using Microsoft FrontPage, to move or rename the document.
If a document and its discussions are stored on separate servers, you can restore the links between the document and discussion comments by moving the document back to its original location or by renaming the document with its original name.
I can't add a discussion to a
Web
page or document.
The Web Discussions feature is not available A server administrator must set up this feature before you can use it.
The discussions might need to be refreshed Recently added discussions might not automatically appear in a document. On the Discussions toolbar, click Discussions, and then click Refresh Discussions.
You might not have permission to add a discussion Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to create discussions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the Author Web Document Discussions right.You might not have a connection to the network If you don't have a connection to a network, you can still view and filter discussions in a document, but you can't add any new discussions. Microsoft Office maintains a list of recently opened files and any discussions associated with those files by replicating those files on your hard disk. The replication feature is available only if you are running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later.
I
can't reply to a discussion.
You might not have permission to participate in discussions Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to participate in discussions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the Author Web Document Discussions right.
I can't close a discussion
You might not have permission to close discussions Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to close discussions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the Close Web Document Discussions right.
You may be using an older version of Microsoft Office Server Extensions To close discussions, your discussion server must be running SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft or Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. A server administrator must set up this feature before you can use it.
I can't edit or delete a discussion.
You might not have permission to edit or delete discussions Make sure you are connected to a discussion server where you have permission to edit and delete discussions. See your server administrator for the name of the server where you have the Author Web Document Discussions right. You can edit and delete only those discussion comments that you create.
Some of the buttons on the
Web
Discussions toolbar are
unavailable.
If the Subscription feature has not been enabled on the discussion server, then Subscribe is not available.
My
name is not appearing in the discussion comment header.
The option to display names might be turned off Do the following:
Your user information might not be correct If you've logged on to someone else's computer and are adding discussion text to a document, that person's display name might be appearing in the discussion header instead of your name. To make your name appear correctly: