Track changes in Word
Note: If a document has been shared with you for review, you may not be able to turn off Track Changes. If you want to edit the document without tracking changes, you’ll need to either save a copy or ask the person who sent it to you to share it again with review mode turned off.
Turn Track Changes on and off
On the Review tab, select Track Changes.
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When Track Changes is on, the section is highlighted. Deletions are marked with a strikethrough, and additions are marked with an underline. Different authors’ changes are indicated with different colors.
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When Track Changes is off, the section is not highlighted. Word stops marking changes, but the colored underlines and strikethroughs are still in the document.
Tip: You also can add a Track Changes indicator to the status bar. Right-click the status bar and select Track Changes.
View tracked changes
Note: When a document is in Editing or Reviewing mode, you can select a tracked change to view a collaborator’s full, suggested change in a card that displays. Hover over the Accept or Reject button to see a preview of what that action would do to your final document.
Choose whose changes to track
You can choose to track only your own changes or everyone’s changes.
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To track only your own changes — On the Review tab, select Track Changes > Just Mine.
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To track everyone’s changes — On the Review tab, select Track Changes > For Everyone.
Tip: to use a password to keep others from turning off Track Changes — On the Review tab, select Track Changes > Lock Tracking.
Choose how you would like to see the changes in the document
You can choose the type of markup you want to see.
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On the Review tab, select Tracking.
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Select All Markup for the drop-down list to display.
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Select one of the following options.
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Simple Markup displays tracked changes with a red line in the margin.
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All Markup displays tracked changes with different colors of text and lines for each reviewer
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No Markup hides the markup to show the document with changes incorporated
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Original displays the original document without tracked changes and comments showing. However, any tracked changes or comments in the document that have not been accepted, rejected, or deleted remain in the document.
Choose the way track changes display
You can choose the types of revisions that display and the way they display. If you choose to show revisions as balloons, they display in the margins of the document. If you choose to display them directly within the document in line. In line revisions display all deletions with strikethroughs instead of inside balloons.
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On the Review tab, select Track > Show Markup.
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Select Balloons and then select the type of display you want.
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Show Revisions in Balloons
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Show All Revisions Inline
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Show Only Formatting in Balloons
Note: If you want to see tracked changes in balloons, you must be in Print Layout view or Web Layout view.
Display changes by type of edit
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On the Review tab, select Track Changes > Show Markup.
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Select the type of edit.
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Insertions and Deletions
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Formatting
The check mark next to the item indicates that it’s selected.
Note: Even if you hide a type of markup by clearing it on the Show Markup menu, the markup automatically displays each time the document is opened by you or a reviewer.
Display changes by reviewer(s)
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In Review > Tracking, select Show Markup.
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Select Specific People.
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Select to clear all check boxes except the ones next to the names of the reviewers whose changes you want to show.
Note: To select or clear all check boxes for all reviewers in the list, select All Reviewers.
Navigate tracked changes in Changes menu section
You can navigate from one tracked change to another.
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In Review > Changes, select Next to view the next tracked change.
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In Review > Changes, select Previous to view the previous tracked change.
Accept or Reject tracked changes
There are multiple ways to address tracked changes. The most proficient method is to identify the commentor and respond to the tracked change is through the card display when you click the marked change. The card displays the commentor name and the option to accept or reject the suggestion.
Accept or reject tracked changes in sequence using the main menu
You can resolve teach tracked change from the beginning of the document to the end of the document in sequence.
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Select Review > Changes > Next.
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Select Accept or Reject. The next sequential tracked change is highlighted for your review and action.
Note: You can also accept or reject individual tracked changes using the main menus’ drop-down menus. This method is often used as a methodical approach to reviewing tracked changes.
Accept changes using the main menu
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In Review > Changes, select Accept.
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Select one of the options.
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Accept and Move to Next
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Accept This Change
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Accept All Changes
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Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking
Reject changes using the main menu
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In Review > Changes, select > Reject.
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Select one of the options.
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Reject and Move to Next
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Reject This Change
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Reject All Changes
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Reject All Changes and Stop Tracking
Accept or reject changes within a document with a right click
Working within a document, you can right-click on a tracked change to accept or reject the change. Using the right-click method displays a banner menu option and a drop-down menu option.
Accept changes in-line with the right-click banner option
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Right-click a tracked change in the document to review a single suggestion.
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On the banner, select one of the following.
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Accept > Accept and Move to Next
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Accept > Accept This Change
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Accept > Accept All Changes
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Accept > Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking
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Accept and Move to Next
Accept changes in-line with the right-click drop-down menu option
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Right-click a tracked change in the document to review a single suggestion.
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In the drop-down menu, select one of the following.
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Accept Insertion (or Accept Deletion)
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Reject Insertion (or Reject Deletion)
Accept or reject all tracked changes at once on the main menu
Accept all tracked changes
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In Review > Changes, select Accept.
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Select one of the options.
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Accept All Changes Shown
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Accept All Changes
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Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking
Reject all tracked changes
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In Review > Changes, select Reject.
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Select one of the options.
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Reject All Changes Shown
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Reject All Changes
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Reject All Changes and Stop Tracking
Note: When Review>Tracking>Show Markup>Specific People>All Reviewers is selected, the Accept All Changes Shown and Reject All Changes Shown options do not display.
Hide tracked changes and comments when printing
Hiding changes doesn’t remove them from the document. You must use the Accept and Reject commands in the Changes group to remove markup from your document.
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Go to File > Print > Settings > Print All Pages.
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Under Document Info, select Print Markup to clear the check mark.
View all your changes in a summary list on the Reviewing Pane
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In Review > Tracking, select Reviewing Pane.
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Choose if you want to see the Reviewing Pane next to or below your document.
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Select Reviewing Pane Vertical to see a list of all changes next to your document.
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Select Reviewing Pane Horizontal to see a list of all changes below your document.
You can use the Reviewing Pane as a handy tool for to check that all tracked changes have been removed from your document so that they show up to others who might view your document. The summary section at the top of the Reviewing Pane displays the exact number of visible tracked changes and comments that remain in your document.
The Reviewing Pane also allows you to review long comments that don’t fit within a comment bubble.
Note: The Reviewing Pane, unlike the document or the comment balloons, is not the best tool for making changes to your document. Instead of deleting text or comments or making other changes in the Reviewing Pane, make all editorial changes in the document. The changes will then be visible in the Reviewing Pane.
Important: Comments are no longer part of the Track Changes function.
Turn on Track Changes
You can set Word for the Web to track changes for all users who are collaborating on the document or to track only your changes.
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On the Review tab, select Track Changes.
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In the Track Changes drop-down list, select one of the following:
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To track only the changes that you make to the document, select Just Mine.
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To track changes to the document made by all users, select For Everyone.
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Turn off Track Changes
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On the Review tab, select Track Changes.
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In the Track Changes drop-down list, select Off.
Select the Markup view
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On the Review tab, select Markup view.
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Select one of the markup options.
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Markup in margin (Simple Markup) — See suggestions in the margin
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Markup on page (All Markup) — See suggestions on the page
Review, accept, or reject changes
Accept or reject tracked changes in sequence
You can review each tracked change in sequence and decide whether to accept or reject the change.
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Click or tap at the beginning of the document.
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On the Review tab, select Track Changes.
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Select Accept or Reject. As you accept or reject changes, Word will move to the next change.
Tip: To move through changes in the document without accepting or rejecting them, select Next or Previous.
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Repeat until you’ve reviewed all of the changes in your document.
Accept or reject a single change
Rather than move through changes in sequence, you can accept or reject a single change. When you accept or reject the change, Word will not move to the next change in the document.
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Click the change.
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Select the option to accept or reject it.
When tracked changes are turned on, Word marks any changes made by any authors of the document. This is useful when you’re collaborating with other authors because you can see which authors made a particular change.
Turn Track Changes on
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On the Review tab, select Track Changes.
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Select to track only your own changes or everyone’s change.
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To track only your own changes — On the Review tab, select Track Changes > Just Mine.
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To track everyone’s changes — On the Review tab, select Track Changes > For Everyone.
Note: To turn Track Changes off, select Track Changes again.
Accept or reject all tracked changes at once on the main menu
Accept all tracked changes
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Select Reviewing > Accept.
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Select one of the options.
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Accept All Changes Shown
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Accept All Changes
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Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking
Reject all tracked changes
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Select Reviewing > Reject.
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Select one of the options.
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Reject All Changes Shown
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Reject All Changes
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Reject All Changes and Stop Tracking
Word shows changes in the document by displaying a line in the margin. If you switch to All Markup view, you’ll see changes inline and in balloons.
Anytime someone adds a comment, it’ll show up in a balloon.
Review changes inline
To see changes inline instead of in balloons, do the following:
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On the Review Tab, select Markup Options
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Point to Balloons and select Show All Revisions Inline.
Keep Track Changes on
To prevent others from turning off Track Changes, lock Track Changes on with a password.
Important: Be sure to remember the password so you can turn Track Changes off when you’re ready to accept or reject the changes.
Lock Track Changes with a password
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On the Review tab, select Protect > Protect Document.
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In the Password box, enter a password.
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Re-enter your password and select OK.
While tracked changes are locked, you can’t turn off change tracking, and you can’t accept or reject changes.
Unlock Track Changes
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On the Review tab, select Protect > Protect Document.
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Under Protection, uncheck Protect document for.
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Enter your password and select OK.
For more info, see
remove the tracked changes and comments.
Turn Track Changes on or off (Word for iPad)
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Tap the Review tab.
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Tap the control next to Track Changes to turn Track Changes on or off.
Show or hide markup (Word for iPad)
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On the Review tab, tap the Display for Review icon.
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In the Display for Review list, tap the option you want:
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All Markup (inline) shows the final document with tracked changes visible inline
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No markup shows the final document without tracked changed
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Original shows the original document with no tracked changes
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Show tracked changes by type (Word for iPad)
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On the Review tab, tap the Display for Review icon.
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In the Display for Review list, tap Show Markup.
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In the Show Markup list, tap the option you want:
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Ink shows or hides any marks made by digital inking in the document.
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Insertions & Deletions shows or hides inserted or deleted text.
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Formatting shows or hides formatting changes.
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Show Revisions in Balloons shows changes in balloons in the right margin.
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Show Only Formatting in Balloons shows only formatting changes in balloons and keeps the other changes as inline tracking.
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Show tracked changes by reviewer (Word for iPad)
If there are multiple reviewers for the document, Word will show all changes by default. However, you can choose to show only changes made by specific viewers.
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On the Review tab, tap the Display for Review icon.
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In the Display for Review list, tap Show Markup.
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In the Show Markup list, tap Reviewers.
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In the Other Authors list, tap the names of the reviewers whose changes you want to see or tap All Reviewers.
Accept changes (Word for iPad)
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Tap twice on a change in the document to select it.
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On the Review tab, tap the Accept icon.
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Do one of the following:
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Tap Accept & Move to Next to accept the change and move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Accept Deletion, Accept Insertion, or Accept Change to accept the selected change, identified contextually by type, and not move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Accept All Shown to accept all changes that are visible, but not changes that are hidden. For example, if you’re viewing only changes made by a specific reviewer, tapping Accept All Shown accepts only the changes made by that reviewer.
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Tap Accept All to accept all changes in the document.
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Tap Accept All & Stop Tracking to accept all changes in the document and turn off Track Changes.
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To move to another change without accepting or rejecting it, tap the Previous or Next icon.
Reject changes (Word for iPad)
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Tap twice on a change in the document to select it.
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On the Review tab, tap the Reject icon.
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Do one of the following:
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Tap Reject & Move to Next to reject the change and move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Reject Deletion, Reject Insertion, or Reject Change to reject the selected change, identified contextually by type, and not move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Reject All Shown to reject all changes that are visible, but not changes that are hidden. For example, if you’re viewing only changes made by a specific reviewer, tapping Reject All Shown rejects only the changes made by that reviewer.
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Tap Reject All to reject all changes in the document.
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Tap Rejects All & Stop Tracking to reject all changes in the document and turn off Track Changes.
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To move to another change without accepting or rejecting it, tap the Previous or Next icon.
Delete comments (Word for iPad)
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Tap twice on a comment in the document to select it.
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Tap the Review tab.
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Tap the Delete icon to delete the comment or press and hold the Delete icon until the Delete list appears, and then do one of the following:
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Tap Delete to delete only the selected comment.
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Tap Delete All to delete all comments in the document.
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To move to another comment without deleting it, tap the Previous or Next icon.
Turn Track Changes on or off (Word for iPhone)
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Tap the pen icon at the top to open the ribbon.
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Tap the Review tab.
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Tap the control next to Track Changes to turn Track Changes on or off.
Show or hide markup (Word for iPhone)
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On the Review tab, tap Display for Review.
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Tap the option you want:
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All Markup (inline) shows the final document with tracked changes visible inline
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No markup shows the final document without tracked changed
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Original shows the original document with no tracked changes
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Show tracked changes by type (Word for iPhone)
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On the Review tab, tap Display for Review.
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Tap Show Markup.
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In the Show Markup list, tap the option you want:
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Ink shows or hides any marks made by digital inking in the document.
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Insertions & Deletions shows or hides inserted or deleted text.
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Formatting shows or hides formatting changes.
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Show tracked changes by reviewer (Word for iPhone)
If there are multiple reviewers for the document, Word will show all changes by default. However, you can choose to show only changes made by specific viewers.
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On the Review tab, tap Display for Review.
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Tap Show Markup.
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Tap Reviewers.
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In the Other Authors list, tap the names of the reviewers whose changes you want to see or tap All Reviewers.
Accept changes (Word for iPhone)
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Tap twice on a change in the document to select it.
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On the Review tab, tap Accept.
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Do one of the following:
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Tap Accept & Move to Next to accept the change and move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Accept Deletion, Accept Insertion, or Accept Change to accept the selected change, identified contextually by type, and not move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Accept All Shown to accept all changes that are visible, but not changes that are hidden. For example, if you’re viewing only changes made by a specific reviewer, tapping Accept All Shown accepts only the changes made by that reviewer.
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Tap Accept All to accept all changes in the document.
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Tap Accept All & Stop Tracking to accept all changes in the document and turn off Track Changes.
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Reject changes (Word for iPhone)
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Tap twice on a change in the document to select it.
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On the Review tab, tap Reject.
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Do one of the following:
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Tap Reject & Move to Next to reject the change and move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Reject Deletion, Reject Insertion, or Reject Change to reject the selected change, identified contextually by type, and not move to the next change in the document.
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Tap Reject All Shown to reject all changes that are visible, but not changes that are hidden. For example, if you’re viewing only changes made by a specific reviewer, tapping Reject All Shown rejects only the changes made by that reviewer.
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Tap Reject All to reject all changes in the document.
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Tap Reject All & Stop Tracking to reject all changes in the document and turn off Track Changes.
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Delete comments (Word for iPhone)
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Tap twice on a comment in the document to select it.
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One the Review tab, tap Delete, and then do one of the following:
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Tap Delete to delete only the selected comment.
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Tap Delete All to delete all comments in the document.
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To move to another comment without deleting it, tap the Previous or Next icon
Need more help?
This tutorial shows how to use Track Changes in Microsoft Word. Track Changes helps us edit documents by tracking insertions, deletions, replacements, and format changes. Word calls these edits markups.
This tutorial also includes an overview of Word’s new Modern comment tool.
We will cover twelve topics:
- How to Turn Track Changes On and Off
- How to Show and Hide Track Changes
- How to Delete Text with Track Changes
- How to Insert Text with Track Changes
- How to Replace Text with Track Changes
- How to Change Formatting with Track Changes
- How to Accept or Reject Track Changes
- How to Insert Comments
- How to Reply to Comments
- How to Resolve Comments
- How to Delete Comments
- How to Open and Close the Reviewing Pane
Watch all the steps shown here in real time!
Explore more than 200 writing-related software tutorials on my YouTube channel.
Let’s dive in…
How to Turn Track Changes On and Off
- Select the Review tab in the ribbon.
- Select the Track Changes button in the Tracking group. The button will appear darker than the rest of the ribbon when Track Changes is turned on.
- Select the Track Changes button (see figure 2) again to turn off tracking.
How to Show and Hide Track Changes
You can control how comments and edits appear by using the Display for Review and Show Markup menus in the Tracking group in the ribbon.
- Select the Display for Review drop-down menu to choose how edits and comments are displayed. The options are (A) Simple Markup, (B) All Markup, (C) No Markup, and (D) Original.
(A) Simple Markup displays the edited version of the document without visible in-line edits. However, edits are indicated by a vertical line in the left margin.
For example, if you delete a sentence, that sentence won’t appear on screen. Instead, a vertical line will appear in the left margin showing that a change was made in that location.
If you want to see the edit, select the vertical line to switch to All Markup.
Comments will be visible on the right side of the screen when in Simple Markup.
(B) All Markup displays all edits and comments.
A vertical line, like the one shown in Simple Markup (see figure 4), will appear on the left side of the screen indicating that a change was made in that location.
Select that line to switch to Simple Markup.
(C) No Markup displays the edited version of the document without any visible edits or comments.
(D) Original displays the original version of the document without any edits or comments.
- Select the Show Markup drop-down menu to choose what features Track Changes displays. (Note that this menu is called Markup Options in Word for Mac.)
I recommend showing markups for Insertions and Deletions and Formatting as well as choosing Show Only Formatting in Balloons so that your insertions and deletions will appear in the text and formatting changes will appear next to the text.
Be default, comments will appear in balloons on the right side of the text.
Important note: The remaining sections show Track Changes in the All Markup view.
How to Delete Text with Track Changes
- Select the text you want to delete.
- Select the Delete key on your keyboard. The deleted text will appear with a strikethrough in the All Markup view.
How to Insert Text with Track Changes
- Place your cursor where you want to insert new text.
- Type the new text. The insertion will appear with an underline in the All Markup view.
How to Replace Text with Track Changes
- Select the text you want to replace.
- Type the replacement text. The original text will appear with a strikethrough, and the replacement text will appear with an underline in the All Markup view.
How to Change Formatting with Track Changes
Formatting includes the font style, font size, font color, italics, bold font, underlining, superscripting and subscripting, indentations, alignment, and margins.
- Select the text you want to reformat.
- Change the format. Track Changes will automatically display the change with your other markup if you have selected formatting in the Show Markup section of the Tracking group.
How to Accept or Reject Track Changes
Edits created with Track Changes must be accepted before they become part of your document. You can accept or reject edits individually or all at once.
Accept or Reject Edits Individually
- Click on or select the insertion, deletion, or replacement text.
- Select the Accept or Reject button in the Changes group.
Pro Tip: Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through all the edits in the document.
Accept or Reject All Edits
Unless you are very confident in your reviewers’ expertise, I strongly caution against accepting or rejecting all edits without first checking the accuracy of each one.
- Select the Accept or Reject menu arrow in the Changes group.
- Select your preferred option: Accept/Reject All Changes or Accept/Reject All Changes and Stop Tracking.
This section covers the basics of using comments in Word. For a more in-depth look, please see my previous tutorial “How to Use Comments in Microsoft Word (Modern Comments).”
You can use the Comment tool with Track Changes turned on or turned off.
- Place your cursor near the text you want to comment on or select the text.
- Select the Review tab in the ribbon (see figure 1).
- Select the New Comment button in the Comments group.
- Type your comment into the comment text box on the right side of the screen.
If you are part of an organization, you may be able to @ mention other users in your comments.
- Select the Post button or type the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Enter (PC) or Command + Return (Mac) to post the comment.
- If you need to edit your comment, select the Edit button (PC users see figure 15; Mac users see figure 16).
- Type your reply into the Reply text box in the other person’s comment.
- Select the Post button or type the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Enter (PC) or Command + Return (Mac) to post the reply.
You can mark a comment as “Resolved” to tell other people (or remind yourself) that an issue has been taken care of. However, you can also reopen a resolved comment, thereby turning it back to a regular comment.
- Select the three-dot menu in the comment.
- Select Resolve thread from the drop-down menu.
The comment will no longer be visible in the contextual view on the right side of the screen.
How to Reopen Resolved Comments
- Select the Review tab (see figure 1).
- Select the Show Comments menu arrow.
- Select List from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Reopen button in the comment.
Here are two ways to delete comments.
Method 1: Select the three-dot menu in the comment and then select Delete thread from the drop-down menu.
Method 2: Place your cursor in the comment or the text connected to the comment and then select the Delete menu arrow in the Review tab.
From there, choose Delete to delete the current comment, or Delete All Comments Shown, Delete All Comments in Document, or Delete All Resolved Comments (PC only).
How to Open and Close the Reviewing Pane
The Reviewing Pane (labeled Revisions) shows all the comments and edits selected in the Show Markup drop-down menu in the Tracking group in the ribbon, along with the total number of those comments and markups in the document.
The Reviewing Pane isn’t necessary for using Track Changes, but it can be helpful when you need to find a specific edit or want to see how many edits or comments are in the document.
- Select the Review tab (see figure 1).
- Select the Reviewing Pane button in the Tracking group.
The Reviewing Pane will appear, normally on the left side of your screen.
- Reselect the Reviewing Pane button to close the Reviewing Pane.
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Updated January 16, 2023
When collaborating on a Microsoft Word Document the easiest way to keep an eye on all of the edits being made is by tracking your changes.
Tracked Changes is an easy to use built-in tool that allows you to do exactly what it sounds like; track any edits or changes that are made to the original text in a word document.
If you aren’t sure how to turn on your tracked changes in word, we wrote a post about this last week. Click here for a refresher.
Now that you have tracked changes in your word document, how do you view them all?
Sometimes they are hidden, which does make it easier for you to read the document without the red strikethroughs and edits. But when it comes time to reviewing all of the changes or understanding where edits were made, viewing all tracked changes is the way to go.
In this post, we will take you through how to view tracked changes at the click of a button.
Viewing all tracked changes in Microsoft Word
- Open your word document
- Click Review in the tool bar
- Find and click Tracking
- In the Tracking drop-down click Display for Review
- Under Display for Review, you will be given four options
- Simple Mark-up
- All Markup
- No Markup
- Original
- Select All Markup
You have no successfully made all tracked changes visable.
Microsoft Word – Simple Mark-up vs All Markup, what is the difference?
With so many of us now using Microsoft word to track changes and collaborate on documents. Microsoft has built in more than one option for us to view these changes, depending on what your desired outcome is.
So what is the difference between Simple Markups and All Markups? And if No Markups does just that, then what is Original?
Here is a quick explanation of each feature’s function:
- Simple Markup displays the markups with a red line in the page margin where a change has been made.
- All Markup shows all edits, using strikethrough formatting.
- No Markup shows you how the changes will look in the document.
- Original shows you the original document, pre any makeups.
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It’s a frustration we all know too well. When you are working on the 15th version of the same document, accepting and rejecting comments and changes. Knowing in the back of your mind that this won’t even be the last round of edits.
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При совместной работе над документом в Microsoft Word вы увидите изменения, внесенные соавторами. Возможно, вы захотите сохранить некоторые изменения, но отклонить другие. Наилучший подход — использовать отслеживание изменений, чтобы вы могли просматривать изменения и решать, как с ними обращаться.
Здесь мы расскажем, как отображать изменения в Word, а также принимать, отклонять и скрывать эти изменения. Это вы охватывали на протяжении всего процесса отслеживания изменений.
Включить отслеживание изменений
Чтобы отслеживать все изменения в документе, вы можете включить функцию отслеживания изменений для всех или даже только для себя. Это полезный способ убедиться, что никакие изменения не останутся незамеченными.
- Откройте документ Word и перейдите на вкладку «Рецензирование».
- Нажмите кнопку «Отслеживание изменений» в разделе «Отслеживание» на ленте.
- Выберите «Для всех», чтобы отслеживать изменения, внесенные вами и вашей командой, или «Только мои», чтобы отслеживать только ваши изменения.
Как только функция включена, вы можете заблокировать ее, чтобы никто другой не мог ее отключить. Выберите Блокировать отслеживание в раскрывающемся меню Отслеживание изменений и следуйте инструкциям.
Как показать изменения в Word
Когда вы будете готовы проверить документ и увидеть изменения, у вас есть несколько способов.
- Перейдите на вкладку «Обзор» и раздел «Отслеживание» на ленте.
- В раскрывающемся списке вверху выберите «Вся разметка» или «Простая разметка». All Markup отображает индикатор изменения в документе и редакции. Простая разметка показывает только индикатор.
- Затем выберите стрелку раскрывающегося списка «Показать разметку». Здесь вы можете настроить то, что вы видите и как это отображается.
- Вставки и удаления: установите этот флажок, чтобы отображать добавление и удаление элементов.
- Форматирование: отметьте эту опцию, чтобы показать изменения форматирования.
- Выноски: выберите способ отображения изменений. Вы можете выбрать «Показать исправления во всплывающих подсказках», чтобы отобразить их во всплывающем окне справа, «Показать все исправления в строке», чтобы отобразить изменения в самом документе, или «Показать только форматирование во всплывающих подсказках», чтобы сделать именно это.
- Конкретные люди: выберите «Все рецензенты», чтобы увидеть все изменения, или свое имя, чтобы увидеть только свои.
В дополнение к вышеперечисленному у вас есть возможность отобразить панель просмотра. Это полезно, если вы решите использовать простую разметку, потому что вместо этого вы увидите изменения на панели.
Выберите стрелку раскрывающегося списка «Панель просмотра» и выберите вертикальный (левая панель) или горизонтальный (нижняя панель) параметр.
Кроме того, вы можете просматривать изменения, переходя непосредственно к каждому из них, а не выискивая их в документе.
В разделе «Изменения» на ленте используйте кнопки «Предыдущее изменение» и «Следующее изменение», чтобы просмотреть их по одному.
Как принять изменения в Word
Теперь, когда вы знаете, как отображать изменения в Word, следующим шагом будет принятие этих изменений. Вы можете принять отдельные изменения или все изменения сразу.
Принять индивидуальные правки
Чтобы принять изменения по отдельности, начните с выбора первого. Затем откройте раскрывающееся меню «Принять» в разделе «Изменения» на ленте.
Выберите «Принять и перейти к следующему», чтобы просмотреть и принять по одному, или «Принять это изменение», чтобы принять его, а затем остановить процесс проверки.
Кроме того, вы можете щелкнуть правой кнопкой мыши изменение и выбрать «Принять» для вставки, удаления или изменения формата.
Принять все изменения
Если вы хотите принять все изменения в документе, откройте раскрывающийся список «Принять» на ленте. Выберите «Принять все изменения» или «Принять все изменения и остановить отслеживание» в зависимости от ваших предпочтений.
Как отклонить правки в Word
Отклонить изменения в Word так же просто, как и принять их, и следует тому же основному процессу. Вы можете отклонить одно или все в документе.
Выберите изменение, щелкните стрелку раскрывающегося списка «Отклонить» на ленте и выберите «Отклонить и перейти к следующему» или «Отклонить изменение». Вы также можете щелкнуть правой кнопкой мыши и выбрать «Отклонить» для вставки, удаления или изменения формата в контекстном меню.
Чтобы отклонить все изменения в документе, выберите стрелку раскрывающегося списка «Отклонить» и выберите «Отклонить все изменения» или «Отклонить все изменения и остановить отслеживание» в соответствии с вашими предпочтениями.
Как скрыть правки в Word
Не все при совместной работе над документом связано с просмотром, принятием или отклонением изменений. Если вы хотите скрыть изменения, чтобы сосредоточиться на содержимом, вы можете сделать это, не отключая функцию отслеживания изменений.
- Перейдите на вкладку «Обзор» и раздел «Отслеживание» на ленте.
- Выберите верхний раскрывающийся список и выберите «Без пометок» или «Исходный». Без разметки — лучший вариант, чтобы увидеть документ без индикаторов редактирования. Оригинал показывает именно это — исходный документ, каким он был до каких-либо изменений.
- Если вы включили панель просмотра, описанную выше, вы можете закрыть ее, нажав X в правом верхнем углу или сняв флажок с кнопки «Панель просмотра» на ленте.
Вернитесь в тот же раскрывающийся список, чтобы снова отобразить изменения, как описано ранее.
Дополнительные способы совместной работы над документами Word см. в статье о добавлении и удалении комментариев. Если вы также используете Microsoft Excel, узнайте, как поделиться файлом, а затем также узнать, как отслеживать изменения.
Word for Windows
- In Word 2010, on the File tab, click Options.
- Select Display from the listing at the left.
- In the section titled “Always show these formatting marks on the screen”, check or uncheck the appropriate boxes to view the marks of your choice.
- To save your changes, click OK.
Contents
- 1 How do I show formatting changes in Word 2016?
- 2 How do I hide formatting changes in Word?
- 3 Why can’t I see edits in Word?
- 4 How do I display formatting marks?
- 5 How do I show track changes and markups in Word?
- 6 Why won’t my track changes show up?
- 7 Why are my track changes not showing up in red?
- 8 How do I show non printing formatting marks in Word 2016?
- 9 Which button do you click to show formatting marks in a document?
- 10 How do you reveal paragraph formatting in Word?
- 11 How do I turn on Track Changes in Word without changing the view?
- 12 How do you redline edits in Word?
- 13 How do you show authors in track changes?
- 14 How do I change track changes color in Windows 10?
- 15 How do I show formatting marks in Word for Mac?
- 16 What are the 4 alignment options?
- 17 How do I hide formatting marks in Word 2021?
- 18 How do I display formatting marks in Word 2019?
- 19 What will you click to show hidden formatting symbols?
- 20 How do I show all paragraph marks in Word?
Here’s how to get Word 2016 to show changes.
- Open a document in Word if one is not already open; it can be a blank one.
- Click the Review Tab.
- Select “All Markup” from the pulldown menu that’s to the right of the Track Changes button.
- Right-click each potential change to accept or reject it.
How do I hide formatting changes in Word?
Hiding Formatting Changes in Track Changes
- Choose Options from the Tools menu. Word displays the Options dialog box.
- Make sure the Track Changes tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)
- Using the Formatting drop-down list, select None.
- Click OK.
Why can’t I see edits in Word?
Step 1: Go to the ‘Review’ tab and select ‘All Markup‘ in the drop down menu (Word 2019). Step 2: Click on ‘Show markup’ below ‘All Markup’ (Word 2019) and make sure all options are ticked.
How do I display formatting marks?
Always Show Formatting Marks
- Click File.
- Click Options.
- Click Display.
- Check the formatting marks you want always shown.
- Click OK.
How do I show track changes and markups in Word?
Select Review > Track Changes to turn it on. Make edits in your document and Word captures any edits you make. Select Review > Track Changes to turn it off.
Try it!
- Select Review > Display for Review.
- Select the option you want:
- In the Show Markup list, select the types of revisions you’d like to see:
Why won’t my track changes show up?
If you don’t see the status of track changes in your status bar at the bottom of Word, then you probably want to turn that feature on. Right click anywhere on the status bar and where it says Track changes make sure there is a checkmark beside it.
Why are my track changes not showing up in red?
The Track Changes tab of the Options dialog box. Make sure that all the Color settings (with the exception of the color setting for the change bars) are set to “By Author.” If these settings are for a specific color, then it can affect how changes are displayed in the document.
How do I show non printing formatting marks in Word 2016?
To show non-printing characters in Word, click the “Home” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Show/Hide Non-Printing Characters” button in the “Paragraph” button group. The face of the button looks like the paragraph mark (“¶”).
Which button do you click to show formatting marks in a document?
Show/Hide formatting marks.
- In the Paragraph group on the Home Tab, click the Show/Hide button.
- Formatting marks appear in the document. Paragraph formatting marks show the end of each paragraph, and raised dots show spaces.
- Click the Show/Hide button again.
- The formatting marks are now hidden.
How do you reveal paragraph formatting in Word?
In the “Style Inspector” pane, click the “Reveal Formatting” button to open the “Reveal Formatting” pane. Alternatively, to more quickly open the “Reveal Formatting” pane in Word, select the text to inspect. Then press the “Shift” + “F1” keys on your keyboard.
How do I turn on Track Changes in Word without changing the view?
How Can I Turn on Track Changes Without Changing the View on Microsoft Word?
- Click the Review tab on the editing ribbon at the top of the Microsoft Word window.
- Locate the Tracking group and click the Track Changes icon to enable the feature.
How do you redline edits in Word?
About This Article
- Click the Review tab.
- Click Track Changes.
- Click Simple Markup.
- Click All Markup.
- Click Show Markup.
- Highlight text and select New Comment.
- Edit the document and click Accept.
Open the document. Go to File, Info. At the Check for Issues item if you see “Allow this information to be saved in this file” (see picture below), CLICK on that hyperlink…. This will enable your track changes to be a DIFFERENT color than what is already on the document.
How do I change track changes color in Windows 10?
Change the track changes color
- Go to Review > Tracking Dialog Launcher .
- Select Advanced Options.
- Select the arrows next to the Color boxes and the Comments box, and choose By author. You can also color-code text moves and changes made to table cells.
How do I show formatting marks in Word for Mac?
Word for Mac OS X
- From the Word menu, select Preferences….
- Select View.
- In the section titled “Nonprinting characters”, check or uncheck the appropriate boxes to view the marks of your choice. Check All to see all formatting marks.
- To save your changes, click OK.
What are the 4 alignment options?
There are four main alignments: left, right, center, and justified. Left-aligned text is text that is aligned with a left edge. Right-aligned text is text that is aligned with a right edge.
How do I hide formatting marks in Word 2021?
To always show paragraph marks, click display in the dialogue box, then checkmark the “Paragraph marks”, and then click OK. To hide paragraph marks, click display in the dialogue box, then uncheck mark the “Paragraph marks”, and then click OK.
How do I display formatting marks in Word 2019?
Turn the display of formatting marks on or off
- Go to File > Options > Display.
- Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide. button is turned on or off.
What will you click to show hidden formatting symbols?
To show (or hide) formatting marks, follow these steps:
- Click the Office Button. A pull-down menu appears and then choose Word Options.
- Click Display.
- Mark (click) the check boxes of the formatting symbols you want to display, such as Spaces or Tab Characters.
- Click OK.
How do I show all paragraph marks in Word?
Always show paragraph marks by configuring Word option
- Click File > Options to open the Word Options dialog box.
- In the Word Options dialog box, please click Display in left bar, and then check Paragraph marks option in the Always show these formatting marks on the screen section.