Redline is a built-in feature in Word for co-authoring documents. It shows any removal or addition of text in the document. A colored line strikes through any text that an author removes.
Likewise, adding any text to the document shows up with a colored underline. By assigning colors to each author, you can see the modifications and updates each of them make in the document.
Additionally, a dotted, colored line connects the added or deleted words to a balloon or comment box in the left-hand margin. The comment box will show the name of the person who made the changes and when.
We will show you in simple, stepwise instructions how to turn on the redline feature in Word.
Open the document you are sharing with others.
Click on the Review tab in the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the section Tracking, click on the Track Changes icon.
In the drop-down menu, click on the Track Changes icon.
In the section Tracking, click on the down-triangle beside the Simple Markup (or All Markup) icon.
In the drop-down menu, click on All Markup.
Note: If you want to see simple changes, click on Simple Markup.
In the section Tracking, click on the down-triangle beside the Show Markup icon.
In the drop-down menu, click and select all entries:
Note: Deselect any entry you do not want to show in changes.
In the section Tracking, click on the down-triangle beside the Reviewing Pane icon.
In the drop-down menu, click on the Reviewing Pane Vertical… icon.
A Revisions Pane will open in the left side margin.
Note: If you want the pane to be horizontal, click on the Reviewing Pane Horizontal… icon.
In the section Tracking, click on the down-arrow beside Tracking.
A Track Change Options dialog box will open.
Under Show, click and switch off any changes you do not want to show.
Click on the Advanced Options… tab.
An Advanced Track Changes Options dialog box will open.
Under the section Markup, change the colors for insertions, Deletions, and Comments to the required colors.
On completion, click on the OK tab at the bottom to close the dialog box.
Click on the OK tab at the bottom to close the Track Change Options dialog box.
Select a part of the document you want to delete.
Delete the selected part.
The Redline feature shows the deleted text with a strike-through line.
The Revisions pane on the left shows the changes made.
Type and insert a few words in the document.
The Redline feature shows the inserted text with an underline.
The Revisions pane on the left shows the changes made.
In the document, select the text you want to comment.
In the section Comments, click and select the Show Comments icon.
Click on the New Comment icon.
A balloon appears in the right-hand pane of the document.
Type your comments in the balloon.
The Revisions pane on the left shows the changes made.
We have shown you how to turn on the Redline feature in Word. Use our method to effectively collaborate with all team members for your document.
