One of the basic features of computer-based translation is the ability to keep track of the changes made to a document.

This allows for multistage proofreading and correction, with full control over the changes made and the text's integrity as a whole. Accidents can happen and it's easy to remove a word or paragraph by mistake, or re-correct a word or phrase that has already been changed.

Track Changes remembers and displays edits by user, so changes made by multiple editors are all easily distinguishable every step of the way.

In order to use Track Changes, you need to turn it on within Adobe Acrobat Standard / Professional. Below we show you step by step how to do so, and how to use its change registration features.

Note! In order for this option to be available in the Adobe Acrobat Standard / Professional programme, the person who created the .pdf document must have set the permissions to allow use of the commenting tools.

These instructions are also available as a pdf file [2,2 MB].

Click the thumbnails to start a slide show. Move to the next slide by clicking on the right side of the picture and the previous slide by clicking on the left. Explanations of what you're seeing appear under the slides.

Right-click in an empty area of the tool bar. Select Comment & Markup.	The Comment & Markup menu will appear. Select the Text Edits tool.	To delete text, select it and press Delete or Backspace on your keyboard. The selected text will be crossed out with a red line.	To change text, select it and start typing the new version. A window will appear automatically, containing your new text. The old text will be crossed out with a blue line.
To paste in missing text, place the cursor where you wish the text to appear and start typing. A blue insertion caret will appear automatically, with a window containing your new text.	To remove changes, click the blue insertion carets and press Delete or Backspace on your keyboard.