How to review Tracked Changes

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When you've created a document and sent it out to your colleagues for editing, you'll probably need to review the tracked changes and decide which to keep and which to jettison.

To see only some types of changes, on the Review tab, in the Tracking group, choose Show Markup:

Tracking group in Word 2010

Then clear each check box for changes you don't want to see. For example, you might want to see only comments:

Show Markup in word 2010

To see changes from only some reviewers, on the Review tab, in the Tracking group, choose Show Markup, and then choose Specific People:

Reviewers in Word 2010

On the Specific People submenu, clear the check box for any reviewer whose changes you do not want to see.

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