At any time while you are working on your document you can turn Track Changes on. But, did you know that there are three ways to to Turn Track Changes On?

Figure 1 – Turning Track Changes Example

Method 1

• Click on the Tack Changes button (see Figure 2 – Turning Track Changes On).
  This is a toggle button, and clicking it again will turn Track Changes off. You will also see in the status bar (see Figure 3 – Track Changes Status) the Track Changes status at the bottom of the Word window.

Method 2

• Click the Track Changes text in the status bar (see Figure 2 – Track Changes Status).
  This is a toggle button, and clicking it again will turn Track Changes off.

Method 3

• Press CTRL+SHIFT+E.
  This is a toggle keyboard shortcut, and pressing these keys again will turn Track Changes off.

Figure 2 – Turning Track Changes On

Figure 3 – Track Changes Status

I prefer method 2 and 3 because you can use them anytime without having to access the Review tab.

When Track Changes is turned on, and as you type, the new text is inserted. When you delete text, it will show as deleted (see Figure 1 – Tracked Change Example).

Word 2007 Irritant

Moves can only be paragraphs. If you drag words or a sentence to another location, it shows as an insertion and deletion and not as a move

Last Modified : September 8th, 2009 Filed under : Document Comparison, General Navigate : Previous post / Next post