When working with Track Changes while editing a document, you may want to configure Word so that you see only the text you are adding and that any text you delete is simply hidden. You can accomplish this by following these steps if you are using Word 2019 or Word in Office 365:
Figure 1. The Advanced Track Changes Options dialog box.
If you are using Word 2013 or Word 2016 then the steps are a bit different:
Follow these steps if you are using Word 2007 or Word 2010:
Figure 2. The Track Changes Options dialog box.
That's it; Word will now show your additions to the document but hide anything you delete. For some types of editing this can result in a much easier-to-understand document.
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2020-01-13 16:18:38
Caran
Joan, I think you need to find the style Comment Text and modify it to be a larger size. You might have to search for a hidden style if Comment Text style isn't in the list of styles.
2020-01-13 09:01:57
Joan D'Angelo
Is there a way to increase the size of comments only when using track changes/ When printing, the comments appear way smaller than the document and are difficult to read. Thank you.
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