Turn Track Changes on or off On the Review tab, in the Tracking group, choose Track Changes. When you turn on Track Changes, Word marks up new changes made to the document. When you turn off Track Changes, Word stops marking up new changes. Any changes that were already tracked remain marked up in the […]
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Track changes in Word 2010
Turn on Track Changes: On the Review tab, in the Tracking group, choose Track Changes.The Track Changes is highlighted, as shown in the following image. Note: If the Track Changes feature is unavailable, you might have to turn off document protection. On the Review tab, in the Protect group, click Restrict Editing, and then click Stop […]
Track changes in Word 2007
To turn Track changes on: You can easily make and view tracked changes and comments while you work in a document. By default, Microsoft Office Word 2007 uses balloons to display deletions, comments, formatting changes, and content that has moved. If you want to see all your changes inline, you can change settings so that […]
Track changes in Apache OpenOffice (OOo)
Recording changes To begin tracking (recording) changes, click Edit > Changes > Record. To show or hide the display of changes, click Edit > Changes > Show. To enter a comment on a marked change, place the cursor in the area of the change and then click Edit > Changes > Comment. In addition to […]
Track Changes in LibreOffice
The review function is available in LibreOffice for text documents and spreadsheet documents. Not all changes are recorded. For example, the changing of a tab stop from align left to align right is not recorded. However, all usual changes made by a proofreader are recorded, such as additions, deletions, text alterations, and usual formatting. 1. […]
Editing Tips for Tightening your Copy
Writers rarely spit out their best copy on the first draft. (If you meet a writer who claims to have the secret for doing so, please let the rest of us know.) First drafts — and second drafts and sometimes thirds — exist to hash your ideas out on paper. After you’ve revised your book, story, blog post […]