I was emailed two word docs.
Fine.
I used local Word, with change tracking turned on, and made several important changes and additions.
I sent the modified docs back to my colleague.
OK so far.
But now I see, in Outlook Online, that when I click on the attachments there, they open in Word Online... and my changes are not in color. They look like plain text.
IOW, someone might look at these docs and not know that I have changed them.
(How can Word hide this crucial (and expected) information?)
I understand that Word Online does not support tracked changes... so why does it open the document? Shouldn't it simply tell me "This document contains information that Word Online cannot display, please open this document in Word."
The question: How do I use Outlook Online and avoid falling into this trap?
1 Answer
How do I use Outlook Online and avoid falling into this trap?
in Outlook Online, that when I click on the attachments there, they open in Word Online... and my changes are not in color. They look like plain text.
Word Online does not support Tracking Changes:
Source Compare Word features on different platforms - Office Support
So what can I do if I can't see the changes?
You can’t see tracked changes in Word Online but they’re still there. When you open a document in Word Online that has tracked changes, they’re preserved and any changes you make will also be tracked. You just won’t see them until you open the document in the Word desktop application.
You can’t turn Track Changes on or off in Word Online; you can only do that the Word desktop application.
You’ll know Track Changes is on when you see it in the status bar at the bottom of Word Online.
Word Online also lets you add, view, and delete comments, as well as reply to comments from other reviewers.
If you have the Word desktop application, use the Open in Word command to open the document and turn on track changes. When you’re done and you save the document, it will continue to be stored where you opened it in Word Online. Tracked changes will be preserved and—if you turned on Track Changes before you opened the document in Word Online—any changes you make in Word Online will also be tracked.
Source Can I use Track Changes in Word Online? - Word
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