Microsoft announces the most anticipated feature on Word web version

Back in 2012, Microsoft had a lot of success when it released a feature called "Simple Markup," which gave users more control over how their documents were displayed in Word. However, users of the web version of Microsoft Word have so far not been able to experience the benefits of Simple Markup, as the feature is only available with the Windows and Mac versions of Word.

It is not clear why Microsoft has 'delayed' bringing Simple Markup to the Word for web version for so long. But this will change within the next few months. In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced that the 'Simple Markup view' feature is in the process of rolling out to Word for the web. This information immediately attracted a lot of attention because this is a feature that has been long-awaited by Word web users.

When viewing and working on a document that contains tracked changes, most people will want the document to be less distracting. In such cases, choosing the "Simple Markup view" option can help increase the user's focus on the document by omitting all unnecessary elements, keeping only recommendations from those who are interested. document review in the peripheral area. This allows the user to focus on the document content, while remaining aware of existing suggestions and comments.

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As can be seen in the illustration above, Simple Markup shows the location of the changes, with a red line in the margin. While All Markup shows all the edits made and the same red line.

The way the Simple Markup view works is generally not complicated. First, you just need to click the Review tab in any document on Word for the web. Then, click the arrow to the right of the Markup view button and select the "Markup in margin (Simple Markup)" option from the menu that appears.

Microsoft says it will roll out the feature to all users of the web version of Word over the next month. Also encourage user feedback to improve the experience in the future.

In related news, Microsoft has also committed to announcing plans to add a dark mode to the Word for web version, which is expected in the first half of June.

Marvin Fry

Update 03 June 2022