1. 1 Introduction to Track Changes For: MGMT 101 Melinda Spears Dernby College Librarian December 4, 2007

2. 2 What is Track Changes? Track Changes is a Microsoft Word tool used for tracking editorial changes in a document Benefits: Easy to use! Visually displays suggested changes

3. 3 After today’s session you will be able to: Find Track Changes on your tool bar and turn it on and off Insert and delete text and comments Accept and reject changes Describe 1 important benefit and 2 points to keep in mind

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7. 7 Hands-on Exercise 1.In groups of 2 or 3, choose one person to open their e- mail called “Track Changes Exercise” and open the attached letter 2.Save the letter to your desk top! 3.Find the obvious spelling errors (hint: two per paragraph) and make changes using Track Changes. 4.Using your handout as a reference, explore accepting and rejecting changes and making comments.

8. 8 An important point to keep in mind: Be careful not to confuse each other with which version of the document you should be working on. Communicating with your group and labeling each revision is very important!

9. 9 Review of Key Points Where is Track Changes located? How to: turn Track Changes on and off? How to: insert and delete text and comments? How to: accept and reject changes? Describe: 1 important benefit and 2 points to keep in mind

10. 10 Stay on track! Melinda Spears mspears@dernbylibrary.ca