Track Changes in Microsoft Word is a helpful feature for viewing and editing revisions while you work in a document. This tool can be incredibly useful when multiple users are editing the same document. Also, if you are a professor, you can use Track Changes to add comments and make revisions to a paper. The author of the document can accept or reject each change once the document is ready to be finalized. Here are a few steps to get started with Track Changes:
Turn on Track Changes
Under the Review tab, select Track Changes. (For older versions of Word, go to Tools and select Track Changes.)
![track-changes](https://blogs.luc.edu/techtips/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/track-changes.jpg)
You can also use a shortcut to turn on and off track changes (CTRL-SHIFT-E).
Add Changes or Comments
- 1. Turn on Track Changes.
- 2. Make revisions directly into the document and they will show up in red.
- 3. Click on the New Comment button to add remarks.
![track-changes-new-comment2](https://blogs.luc.edu/techtips/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/track-changes-new-comment2.png)
Here is what each displays:
Final Showing Markup: Document with changes
Final: Document including proposed changes
Original Showing Markup: Original document with proposed changes
Original: Document before any editing
![track-changes-views](https://blogs.luc.edu/techtips/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/track-changes-views.png)
Accept or Reject Changes
To accept or reject changes, click on the appropriate button on the top menu.
![accept-changes](https://blogs.luc.edu/techtips/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/accept-changes.png)
Or you can right click on the change and a drop-down menu will appear with options to accept or reject.
To learn more visit:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA012186901033.aspx