4 Steps to Editing Using Track Changes

If you create content with a team or for a client, you will likely go through multiple rounds of review to get it just right. 

One of the easiest ways to do this is using track changes in Microsoft Word. Here are 4 easy steps to get you started.

1. Go to the Review tab on the toolbar.

2. Click Track Changes to turn it on.

3. Begin editing, typing directly into the text as you normally would. ​

• Balloons: Only comments and font style are shown in the right-hand margin balloons.
• In-Line Edits: The rest of your changes will be shown in-line with the original text in a different color.
• Left-Margin Indicators: A black vertical line in the left margin will also appear whenever a change has been made on that line. This helps you scan for the hard-to-see-at-a-glance edits.

4. Save the file and send it to the next collaborator if necessary. 

• Save in a .docx or .doc format for best results.

BONUS TIP! Use "No Markup" to make it easier to read.

If the edits get overwhelming to look at and hard to read, change the view from "All Markup" to "No Markup"

No Markup hides all of the formatting bubbles and different-colored text. It shows you only what the final document would look like if all of the changes were to be accepted. (It does not accept all the changes.)