Track changes in an Office document

Track changes, also called review, records each change as a suggestion instead of applying it directly. The other people working on the document can then accept or reject each suggestion.

#Who can review

Reviewing needs edit rights on the file. A person who can only view the document, including through a share link, cannot suggest changes: they can comment instead. See Comment in an Office document.

To give someone edit rights, see Who can edit an Office document.

#Use track changes

The review commands are those of the Office editor (OnlyOffice): turn on track changes, then edit as usual. Each change is shown as a suggestion, with its author, until someone accepts or rejects it.

Accepted and rejected suggestions are saved with the document. Each save also creates a version of the file in Drime, so you can go back to an earlier state: see How Office documents are saved, and their versions.

#If it doesn't work

#Next steps

• Who can edit an Office document

• Comment in an Office document

• How Office documents are saved, and their versions