Editing is an essential process when it comes to collaborating with other users or simply taking notes in Word. Editing marks are a crucial aspect of this process as they help in identifying and tracking changes made to your document. Track changes and comments are two types of editing marks that you can use in Word.
Track changes appear as colored markups in your document, with deleted passages marked with a strikethrough and additions marked with an underline. This feature enables you to spot changes before they are made permanent, and with multiple authors, changes will be indicated in different colors. To activate track changes, navigate to the review tab, click tracking, and select track changes.
Editing marks can be removed by either accepting or rejecting them. Accepting a change in text removes the original version and replaces it with the new version. Rejecting changes, on the other hand, discards changes and restores the original version of the text. To accept or reject a change, select the particular edit you want to remove and click the accept or reject button in the review tab. You can also accept or reject all changes at once by clicking the accept or reject down arrow, then selecting accept or reject all changes.
Comments, on the other hand, allow you to provide feedback in a document without changing anything. You can add a comment by selecting a passage and either right-clicking on it and clicking new comment or navigating to the review tab and clicking new comment. To delete a comment, use the delete comment command in the review tab or right-click on the comment and delete the commented passage altogether.
In conclusion, editing marks are a valuable tool when it comes to collaborating with others or simply taking notes in Word. However, if you prefer to turn off the editor in Word, simply navigate to the review tab, click tracking, and select track changes to disable it. This way, you can continue to use Word without any distractions or interruptions.