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How to Use Track Changes in Microsoft Word

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How to Use Track Changes in Microsoft Word

404,155 views October 25, 2016 7:30

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Please watch the updated version of this tutorial at youtu.be/1-gby_qDsHo. Learn how to use Track Changes in Microsoft Word, including insertions, deletions, format changes, and comments, as well as accepting and rejecting other reviewers' markups.

*This video was filmed in Word 2016. However, the steps are the same in Word for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Word 2019, Word 2013, and Word 2010.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Turn On Track Changes
1:11 Display Track Changes
2:51 Delete Text with Track Changes
3:02 Insert Text with Track Changes
3:17 Replace Text with Track Changes
3:30 Change Formats with Track Changes
3:50 Accept or Reject Markups with Track Changes
4:54 Insert Comments
5:39 Delete Comments
6:20 Display the Reviewing Pane

💻 View this tutorial’s corresponding blog post at erinwrightwriting.com/use-track-changes-microso….

💻 All my Track Changes videos can be found in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcwfTvXiBsihBpXlZqu…

💻 Please visit my blog at erinwrightwriting.com for more information on writing, editing, and document software.

If you have a specific question about Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat, please leave your question in the comment section below. Although I can’t guarantee that I will be able to accommodate all requests, I will certainly make an effort to create as many viewer-requested videos as possible.

Thank you for watching!

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Erin Wright published this 7:30 video tutorial on October 25, 2016. It has been watched 404,155 times on YouTube.

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  • How to Use Track Changes in Microsoft Word erinwrightwriting.com

    This tutorial is a basic overview of how to use Track Changes in Microsoft Word. Word’s Track Changes tools help us edit documents by tracking insertions, deletions, replacements, and format changes. Note that Word call…

  • Using Track Changes in Microsoft Word for Editing and Review | OXEN ... oxen.tech

    How to Turn On Track Changes. To use Track Changes, all you need to do is turn it on when you open a Word document and before you start editing. Go to Review on the Ribbon. In the Tracking group in the middle, click the…

  • Track changes in Word - Office Support support.microsoft.com

    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. Tur…

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