Chapter 27. Collaborating with Others

In this chapter

Understanding and Configuring Collaboration Tools 784

Working with Comments 788

Using Revision Tracking 790

Comparing Documents 794

Working in Full Screen Reading View 799

Troubleshooting 802

Understanding and Configuring Collaboration Tools

When multiple people edit a document, it is often useful to have a clear trail of who changed what, or who made what change or remark. To facilitate this type of tracking, Word provides several tools that enable users to “mark up” a document without losing sight of the original. You can:

  • Use the Comments feature to attach comments to various parts of the document, somewhat like sticky notes on a hard copy.
  • Use the Tracking feature to track content and ...

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