Tracked Changes Document
A Tracked Changes Document is a digital document that displays all edits, annotations, and modifications made to the document contents.
- Context:
- It can (often) allow users to see who made each change and what the specific change was.
- It can (often) display changes such as insertions, deletions, and formatting alterations in a visually distinct manner.
- It can (often) allow for Document Change Comments.
- It can (often) be configured to show changes inline or in the document's margins.
- It can (often) provide a Revision History and Revision Decisions.
- It can be an input to a Tracked Changes Document Analysis (such as document revision items summary).
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- Example(s):
- A Tracked-Changes MS Word Document (an MS Word document).
- A Redlined Contract Agreement with amendments made by different parties are tracked for final review and agreement.
- A Tracked Changes Academic Paper undergoing paper peer review, with reviewers' comments and suggestions for changes visible on the document.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Document Revision, Collaborative Editing, Document Version Control.