Tips and tricks for tracking changes to a document
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Tips and tricks for tracking changes to a document

Use track changes effectively when you’re asked or expected to make changes directly to a document.

The Write Team
Updated Oct 30, 2020

This lesson covers how to use track changes effectively when you’re asked or expected to make changes directly to a document.

The advice we share about track changes focuses on Microsoft Word. If you use another word processor, such as Google Docs, you'll find that the view functions will be different from what we describe below. But the principles about exploring viewing options and deciding what to track remain the same.