How Can I Edit?

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Is there a way to edit a document in such a way that it shows up as if a
teacher corrected it? A friend asked me to edit something for her and I'd
like to do things like put a large bracket around several sentences and then
put my notes next to them.

I know I can do sub- or superscript and/or use different color fonts, but
someone told me there was a way to do things they way I'd like to.

Thank you!
 
There are two tools that kind of go together (they're controlled from
the same toolbar, the Reviewing toolbar, or the Reviewing tab of the
ribbon if you're in Word2007.)

Turn on Track Changes (Ctrl-Shift-E, or click "TRK" on the Status Bar
at the bottom of your window; if the Reviewing toolbar is showing,
click on the rightmost icon). Now, if you delete something, it stays
on the screen (and in the document) crossed out and red; if you add
something, it's underlined and red. (Later on you make these changes
permanent by clicking on the button for "Accept Change" -- the
checkmark -- or you discard them with the "Reject Change" button --
the X.

To add notes, select the passage you want to comment on and click the
"Comment" button. (It looks like a yellow 3 x 5 card, I suppose.) A
balloon appears that you type in, and the whole passage you selected
gets highlighting. (You might prefer to put your comment just on words
at the top of the paragraph, because the balloon tends to appear below
the bottom of the selected text.)
 
Please note: If you use the Track Changes option, you will have to tell your
friend what you did otherwise you may be deleted from her holiday card list.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


There are two tools that kind of go together (they're controlled from
the same toolbar, the Reviewing toolbar, or the Reviewing tab of the
ribbon if you're in Word2007.)

Turn on Track Changes (Ctrl-Shift-E, or click "TRK" on the Status Bar
at the bottom of your window; if the Reviewing toolbar is showing,
click on the rightmost icon). Now, if you delete something, it stays
on the screen (and in the document) crossed out and red; if you add
something, it's underlined and red. (Later on you make these changes
permanent by clicking on the button for "Accept Change" -- the
checkmark -- or you discard them with the "Reject Change" button --
the X.

To add notes, select the passage you want to comment on and click the
"Comment" button. (It looks like a yellow 3 x 5 card, I suppose.) A
balloon appears that you type in, and the whole passage you selected
gets highlighting. (You might prefer to put your comment just on words
at the top of the paragraph, because the balloon tends to appear below
the bottom of the selected text.)
 
JessicaNPCS said:
Is there a way to edit a document in such a way that it shows up as
if a teacher corrected it? A friend asked me to edit something for
her and I'd like to do things like put a large bracket around several
sentences and then put my notes next to them.

I know I can do sub- or superscript and/or use different color fonts,
but someone told me there was a way to do things they way I'd like to.

Thank you!
Click to expand...

The feature you're looking for is "Track Changes". See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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