Word: Changes in documents

Open the older version, then select Tools | Compare and Merge Documents from the menu. In the resulting dialog, select the newer version. Uncheck the Legal blackline and Find formatting boxes. Click the down arrow attached to the button labeled Merge and select Merge into new document. Save this new document with a name that identifies its sources, for example "changes from june 29 to july 20.doc." Repeat as necessary for other pairs in the sequence.

In print, the merged document will show changes clearly. New text will be underlined and colored, and deleted text will appear in balloons in the right margin. You may prefer simply to strike out deleted text (like this), especially if there's a lot of it. If so, choose Tools | Options from the menu, click the Track Changes tab, find the drop-down box titled Use Balloons (Print and Web Layout), and select Only for comments/formatting in the drop-down list.