Analyzing When Using Track Changes

As you work on your document, you may use Track Changes to make your edits easy to see. To learn about Track Changes, search for “track changes” in Word Help.

Contract Tools analyzes text that appears in your document, including tracked deletions. To exclude tracked deletions from Contract Tools’ analysis, configure Track Changes to hide tracked deletions or show them next to your document. To configure Track Changes, use the controls in the Tracking group within the Review ribbon tab.

Here are ways to exclude tracked deletions from Contract Tools’ analysis:

  • Hide tracked deletions. To do this:

    • In Word 2013 and later (including Word for Microsoft 365), choose Simple Markup or No Markup from the “Display for Review” pop‑up menu at the top of the Tracking group.

    • In Word 2010 and 2007, choose Final from the “Display for Review” pop‑up menu at the top of the Tracking group.

  • Show tracked deletions next to your document. To do this:

    • In Word 2013 and later (including Word for Microsoft 365), choose All Markup from the “Display for Review” pop‑up menu at the top of the Tracking group, and then choose Show Markup > Balloons > Show Revisions in Balloons.

    • In Word 2010, choose Final: Show Markup from the “Display for Review” pop‑up menu at the top of the Tracking group, and then choose Show Markup > Balloons > Show Revisions in Balloons.

    • In Word 2007, choose Final Showing Markup from the “Display for Review” pop‑up menu at the top of the Tracking group, and then choose Balloons > Show Revisions in Balloons.

After configuring Track Changes, you should update Contract Tools’ analysis; see Updating Analysis to learn how.