Working with Track Changes
Intellectual Skill Sheet
Multiple Choice Questions
1. b – To track and record changes made to a document
2. b – View Track Changes
3. b – By enabling Edit Track Changes Show Changes
4. b – Accept or reject tracked changes
5. a – Yes, Comments can be added
6. b – All changes are permanently applied to the document
7. b – It deletes the change and reverts to the original content
8. d – Enable encryption on the document
Answer the following questions
1. What is a Track Changes?
A. Track Changes in LibreOffice Writer is a feature that allows you to record and manage changes
made to a document. It is particularly useful for collaborative editing, where multiple users review,
modify, or suggest edits to a document.
2. Explain the features of track changes.
A. Key Features of Track Changes.
Recording Changes: When Track Changes is enabled, Writer tracks all modifications to the
document, such as insertions, deletions, and formatting changes. Changes are highlighted, making
them easy to identify.
Viewing Changes: Changes are displayed with different formatting (e.g., colored text for
insertions, strikethrough for deletions). The name of the editor and the timestamp of the change
may also be shown.
Accepting or Rejecting Changes: You can review each change individually and decide whether to
accept or reject it. This ensures that only approved edits become part of the final document.
Commenting: Users can add comments to specific parts of the document for suggestions or
feedback.
3. Explain any 4 features of track changes toolbar.
A. All the options related to tracing changes are available under the Track Changes toolbar. If this
toolbar is currently not visible, then you just need to follow the steps given as below: -
Click on View Toolbars Track Changes.
There are many options present in the track changes toolbar that are used to perform different
tasks.
Show Track Changes: This option displays all the changes made by different users in the
document.
Record Track Changes: This option is used to start recording and tracking changes in the
document. When this option is used any changes made in this document will be recorded. The
additions in the document will be displayed in different color which is underlined. The content
that is removed is displayed as a strikethrough deleted text.
Previous Track Changes: This option when clicked will take you to previous change made in the
document from the current cursor position.
Next Track Changes: This option when clicked will take you to next change made in the
document from the current cursor position.
Accept Track Change: This option is used to accept the currently visible or selected change.
Reject Track Change: This option is used to reject the currently visible or selected change.
Accept All Track Change: This option is used to accept all the changes made in the document by
different users.
Reject All Track Change: This option is used to reject all the changes made in the document by
different users.
Accept Track Change and Select the next one: This option is used to accept the currently visible
or selected change and move to the next change in the document.
Reject Track Change and Select the next one: This option is used to reject the currently visible or
selected changes and move to the next change in the document. The change can only be
accepted or rejected by original author of this document.
Manage Track Change: This option is used to open a dialog box titled Manage Changes. Original
author can get all the options and different changes in the current document in this dialog box.
He or She can easily navigate through different changes and accept and reject them as per
requirements.
Preparing Document for Review: This process involves two steps. First is starting the record
process so that changes in the document can be tracked and recorded. The second step involves
protecting the document so that no others user can stop the recording and tracking of changes
made in the document.
