Video: Track changes and show markup
Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2024 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016
Try it!
Turn on Track Changes to show edits made in a document, and use Show Markup to show the types of revisions you'd like to display.
Use Track Changes
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Select Review > Track Changes to turn it on.
Make edits in your document and Word captures any edits you make.
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Select Review > Track Changes to turn it off.
Word stops making new edits, and any made stay in the document.
Use Show Markup
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Select Review > Display for Review.
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Select the option you want:
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Simple Markup points out where changes are made with a red line in the margin.
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All Markup shows all edits with different colors of text and lines.
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No Markup hides markup to show what the incorporated changes will look like.
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Original shows the document in its original form.
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In the Show Markup list, select the types of revisions you'd like to see:
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Comments
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Insertions and Deletions
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Formatting
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Balloons
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Specific People
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