1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,620 Someone changes a deadline in your Word document and replaces a 2 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:05,872 useful attachment name with the wrong one. 3 00:00:05,872 --> 00:00:09,090 You need to keep one edit and discard the other. 4 00:00:09,090 --> 00:00:12,951 In this fictional two-sentence note, we will use Word for the 5 00:00:12,951 --> 00:00:16,169 web to make two tracked suggestions, then review each one. 6 00:00:16,169 --> 00:00:19,387 The final text gives us an exact answer to check. 7 00:00:19,987 --> 00:00:25,173 Download the Word practice file and open a copy in Word for the web. 8 00:00:25,173 --> 00:00:30,359 It says registration closes on Thursday at five, and attendees receive the session outline. 9 00:00:30,359 --> 00:00:32,211 These are made-up details. 10 00:00:32,211 --> 00:00:36,285 The file starts without tracked revisions, so you can create the 11 00:00:36,285 --> 00:00:40,360 two suggestions yourself and see exactly how review mode handles them. 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,970 At the top of Word for the web, open the document 13 00:00:44,970 --> 00:00:47,886 mode menu and choose Reviewing before you edit. 14 00:00:47,886 --> 00:00:51,895 Microsoft says changes made in Editing mode are not tracked, while 15 00:00:51,895 --> 00:00:55,176 changes made in Reviewing mode appear as tracked changes. 16 00:00:55,176 --> 00:00:56,998 Confirm the mode label first. 17 00:00:56,998 --> 00:01:02,101 If you already typed directly in Editing, undo that change before continuing the exercise. 18 00:01:02,701 --> 00:01:05,660 In the first sentence, replace Thursday with Friday. 19 00:01:05,660 --> 00:01:08,249 In the second, replace outline with invoice. 20 00:01:08,249 --> 00:01:11,948 Because the document is in Reviewing mode, these replacements should 21 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:15,276 appear as changes rather than quietly becoming final text. 22 00:01:15,276 --> 00:01:19,345 Do not worry if colors or side cards differ on your 23 00:01:19,345 --> 00:01:23,043 account; the two word pairs are the values to follow. 24 00:01:23,643 --> 00:01:26,212 Select the tracked Thursday-to-Friday replacement. 25 00:01:26,212 --> 00:01:30,249 Use Accept on the Review tab or the control attached to 26 00:01:30,249 --> 00:01:33,185 that change, depending on your current Word layout. 27 00:01:33,185 --> 00:01:35,387 This keeps Friday in the document. 28 00:01:35,387 --> 00:01:39,424 Make sure you select the correct change before accepting; the exercise 29 00:01:39,424 --> 00:01:42,727 has a second proposal that should not be approved. 30 00:01:43,327 --> 00:01:46,613 Now select the tracked outline-to-invoice replacement. 31 00:01:46,613 --> 00:01:48,668 Choose Reject for that change. 32 00:01:48,668 --> 00:01:53,187 Rejecting discards the suggested invoice and leaves the original word, outline. 33 00:01:53,187 --> 00:01:58,529 Notice the distinction: Accept keeps the proposed text; Reject keeps the prior text. 34 00:01:58,529 --> 00:02:04,281 The buttons resolve each change, while simply looking at a cleaner display does not. 35 00:02:04,881 --> 00:02:08,753 Microsoft warns that No Markup temporarily hides tracked changes; it 36 00:02:08,753 --> 00:02:11,077 does not accept or reject them. 37 00:02:11,077 --> 00:02:15,336 Return to a view that shows revisions and inspect the note. 38 00:02:15,336 --> 00:02:18,822 Our two proposals should be resolved, not merely invisible. 39 00:02:18,822 --> 00:02:23,081 Before sharing a real document, review every remaining change and any 40 00:02:23,081 --> 00:02:26,567 comments, because our practice checks only these two words. 41 00:02:27,167 --> 00:02:31,283 The answer check is precise: registration closes on Friday at five, 42 00:02:31,283 --> 00:02:34,277 and attendees receive the session outline by email. 43 00:02:34,277 --> 00:02:38,020 If you see Thursday, the first edit was not accepted. 44 00:02:38,020 --> 00:02:41,762 If you see invoice, the second edit was not rejected. 45 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:46,253 The guide includes the practice DOCX, exact final text, and Microsoft's 46 00:02:46,253 --> 00:02:49,621 links for the current Word for the web controls.