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Markup View quick switch in Word 2013

A fast way to switch Markup views in Word 2013.

Word 2013 has a new ‘Simple’ markup view that’s intended to make it easier to read a document without the screen clutter of every change being fully shown.

You can change the Markup view from the Review tab | Track Changes.

An easier way to switch between Simple and All Markup views is to double click on the vertical line on the left side of the document (red in Simple Markup view and gray in All Markup view).

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This bar marks that a change has been made on that line of the document. There’s no tooltip or cursor change when you hover over it but the double-click trick works.

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