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| 1 | +# Enable Track Changes |
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| 3 | +The Rich Text Editor allows you to use Track Changes to make revisions in a document. |
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| 5 | +## Turn On Track Changes |
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| 7 | +On the **Review** [tab](text-editor-ui/ribbon-interface.md), in the **Tracking** group, click the **Track Changes** button. |
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| 11 | +When Track Changes is turned on, changes are indicated by red lines in the margin. |
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| 15 | +When it's turned off, the Rich Text Editor stops marking changes, but the lines are still displayed in the document. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## View Changes |
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| 19 | +Use the **Display for Review** drop-down list to specify how to display changes in the document. On the **Review** [tab](text-editor-ui/ribbon-interface.md), in the **Tracking** group, open the **Display for Review** list. s |
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| 23 | +Select one of the following modes: |
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| 25 | +* **All Markup** - displays revisions in details. |
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| 28 | +* **Simple Markup** - displays revisions indicated by a red line in the margin. |
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| 31 | +* **No Markup** - displays the document without any visible revisions (as if all revisions are accepted). |
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| 34 | +You can also double-click red lines in the margin to toggle between **Simple Markup** and **All Markup** modes. |
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| 36 | +>[!NOTE] |
| 37 | +> Rich Text Editor does not display changes in the Reviewing Pane or in balloons. |
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| 39 | +Use **Next** and **Previous** buttons on the **Changes** ribbon group to switch between revisions. |
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| 43 | +### View Changes from Specific Authors |
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| 45 | +On the **Review** [tab](text-editor-ui/ribbon-interface.md), in the **Tracking** group, open the **Show Markup** list. Select users whose changes you wish to display in the **Reviewers** list. |
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| 49 | +## Lock Tracking |
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| 51 | +You can provide a password to prevent users from disabling Track Changes. On the **Review** [tab](text-editor-ui/ribbon-interface.md), in the **Tracking** group, click **Lock Tracking** in the **Track Changes** drop-down list. |
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| 55 | +Specify a password in the invoked **Document Protection** dialog and click **OK**. |
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| 59 | +When protection is enabled, you cannot accept or reject changes, or turn off Track Changes. |
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