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 Microsoft Word. Below we show you step by step how to do so, and how to use its change registration features.

These instructions are also available as a pdf file [3,6 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 Reviewing.	The Reviewing toolbar will appear.	From the Tools menu select Track changes.	From now on, all changes and edits will be saved and displayed in the margin.
You can change the way your changes are displayed, independently of the selected presentation. As long as Track Changes is active, all new changes are registered (though we may not always see them). You can select any of four options from the dropdown list in the Reviewing Toolbar.	To switch off the display of changes in the margins, select Show, Comments, Never from the Reviewing Toolbar.	To adjust your Track Changes options, select Show and then Options from the Reviewing Toolbar. You can also find this function under Tools > Options > Track Changes.	You can change the types of carets, colours, sizes and comment box display placement from these options. Look at everything and adjust the options to suit your own work style.