| When multiple people are involved in the editing and preparation of a document for publication, the Track Changes feature will note who made any particular correction and save a record of all such changes for everyone who works on the document later. Each change can be either accepted or rejected by the person who has authority over the final form of the document. If you compare and merge two documents, you can review the changes and accept or reject the results. Use Track Changes -
In Excel, click the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and then click Highlight Changes. Click the Track Changes While Editing check box to select it, and then click OK. In Word, click the Tools menu, click Track Changes, or double-click TRK on the status bar to turn tracking on or off. The Track Changes button on the Reviewing toolbar is active. -
| | Make changes to the document. | Review Changes -
| | Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Reviewing to display the toolbar. | -
Click the Previous or Next button on the Reviewing toolbar (Word or PowerPoint). In Excel, click the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, click Accept Or Reject Changes, specify which changes, and then click OK. -
| | Click the Accept Change or Reject Change button (Word or Excel), or click the Apply or Unapply button (from a Compare and Merge in PowerPoint). | |