To track the changes you will apply to the document, you must click on the T rack Changes icon (or press the key combination Ctr + Shift + E ).
Start the Tracking Changes tool:
• Click the Review tab on the Ribbon
• Click Track Changes
• Make changes to your documents and you can immediately see the changes you have made.
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Document Viewer
There are 4 ways to view a document after you change it:
• Final Showing Markup : This is how to view the document with the changes displayed
• Final : This method shows the documents changed without displaying changes
• Original Showing Markup : Shows the original document with the changes displayed
• Original : Shows the original document without any changes.
To change the document view, click the appropriate option in the Tracking group of the Review tab on the Ribbon.
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The Show Markup feature allows you to view different items (like comments, formating, .) and choose to view comments from different authors.
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Accept or remove changes
When you view changes in a document, you can choose to accept or not accept the changes. This allows you to review the document by any changes that are acceptable or unacceptable.
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Comments
The New Comment icon also allows you to add annotations to documents. To add a new comment, simply place the cursor where you want to add the comment and click New Comment
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