Q&A for How to Edit a Document Using Microsoft Word's Track Changes Feature

You can use all mark up to show all your changes, whether they be in deletion, correction, or paraphrasing. In editing, it is important to capture the voice of the original writer, making changes only to bridge the gap between grammar and clear visual images for the reader. It isn't easy to rewrite other's work, nor one's own in my experience.

Click Review, click Track Changes, Change User Name, and type in the initials that you want to appear. You can also change the color that changes are typed in.

To make corrections in color, just highlight the word, then click 'text color' at the top of the screen.

First, click the 'insert' tab, then click the 'shapes' option. You can choose to use the lines then.

Ctrl + H is typically the shortcut for Replace. Or you can just click Replace (usually under Find, on the top right of the screen). It will pop up a dialog similar to the Find dialog. Type in ' he ' in the top box and ' she ' in the bottom box. Include a space on each side of the word, as shown, to ensure that only the standalone word 'he' gets replaced and not every instance of the two letters 'he' in the document (otherwise, you might end up with a bunch of 'tshe', 'shelp',etc.).