Here you specify how you want Word to print your document when there are change balloons present. These balloons appear at the right side of a document and indicate, precisely, the changes made at different points in the document. The controls in this area allow you to specify if Word should use change balloons in your document. They normally appear as underlined text in a different color, but you can instruct Word to use different types of formatting for the text you add to the document.
Here you specify how you want text insertions to appear in your document. In Word 2002 and Word 2003 the options available on the Track Changes tab are a bit different: Normally, Word adds a vertical bar to the outside border of the line. This setting is used to specify how any lines that contain changes should be noted. (The concept of using formatting to indicate formatting changes seems rather circular, doesn't it?) Word can denote these changes using bold, italic, underlined, or double-underlined text. If you want to keep track of this, then change the settings to show how you want note the changes. Typically Word doesn't call attention to any formatting changes in your text. You can also cause deleted text to be marked with a carat or a hash mark. You can, instead, cause Word to use hidden text to mark deleted text. Normally deleted text is shown with a line through it. This will apply the formatting to the selected text. Highlight the word or phrase you want to strikethrough and push Command + Shift + X. You can cause Word to display the text using bold, italic, or a double underline, if you rather. Step 2: Click the Strikethrough button in the Font group on the Format Text tab. Any text you add in a document is normally shown in a different color, and with an underline. In Word 97 and Word 2000, the Track Changes tab allows you to specify four different ways in which changes can be tracked: Using the controls in the dialog box, indicate how you want your changes to appear when you have Track Changes turned on.
The Track Changes tab of the Options dialog box. To make your configuration changes, follow these steps: It will insert a comment and allow you to provide the text for your comment. Fortunately, Word allows you great flexibility in this area. Insert the review comments by selecting the text or paragraph for which you want to provide your review comments and click on the New Comment icon. You may want to change how Word shows your changed text. Added text is shown in some different color, and deleted text is shown with a strikethrough or in balloons to the side of your text. If you use the Track Changes feature of Word, you know how your document looks as you make changes.