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How to do track changes in Google Docs

Switch to Suggesting mode so every edit shows as a suggestion others can accept or reject.

Operations
5 steps 2 min Community template
1

Click the editing mode button

At the right end of the toolbar, click the pencil (Editing) button.

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Click the editing mode button
2

Click Suggesting

Choose Suggesting. Your edits are now tracked as suggestions.

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Click Suggesting
3

Click where you want to edit

Click in the text you want to change.

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Click where you want to edit
4

Type your change

Type as usual. New text appears in color, with a suggestion card in the margin.

5

Change tracked

The edit shows as a suggestion. The document owner can accept or reject it from the card.

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Change tracked

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