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Excel Track Changes

By Madhuri ThakurMadhuri Thakur

Track changes in Excel

Track changes in Excel (Table of Contents)

  • Track changes in Excel
  • Examples of Track changes in Excel
  • Explanation of Track changes in Excel
  • How to Use Track changes in Excel?

Track Changes in Excel

Track Change in excel is the function that allows users to give authority and permission to other people with whom we want to share the file. With the help of Track Change, we can allow other people to review or change or share ownership of the file we want. It does not work in the worksheet, which consists of a table. To use track changes in such tables, we need to convert that table into Range by selecting the table from the Design menu tab. It is better to keep the file in a shared location to edit and save it multiple times in the same location.

Examples of Track Changes in Excel

The feature enables the user to track changes on the same sheet or list the changes on a separate sheet.

You can download this Track changes in Excel Template here – Track changes in Excel Template
  • Listing changes on the same sheet.

In this type of track changes in excel, all the changes will get listed on the same sheet on which the changes have been made. The cell value has been changed from 10 to 20, and hence this change has been highlighted as a track change.

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Track changes in Excel(will get listed)

  • Listing changes on a new sheet.

In this type of track change, all the changes that have been made to the file will be listed in a new sheet. In this type of track change, all the changes are listed in one go, and this becomes easy to review the changes.

Track changes in Excel(Listing changes on a new sheet)

  • Listing changes via the Approve/Reject Tab.

The changes that have been made to the file can also be listed from the tab that is called “Approve/Reject changes”.

Track changes in Excel( via the Approve/Reject Tab)

Explanation of Track changes in Excel

Track change in excel is the same as the audit log function that is mostly available in the software. As the name suggests, Track changes feature will let the user know what changes have been made to the file since the Admin has saved the file.

Track change in excel is useful when we are working on a file that is to be shared with someone or with our team. This is because if someone had made changes to the file that should not have been made, then this will lead to a serious impact, as many times, the formula-driven values will get affected. A track change feature can be used on the whole sheet or on some certain part of the worksheet.

This is an important and useful feature that restricts the application of tracking changes. Sometimes we are just concerned about some specific part of the worksheet, and we do not want to review the changes made in other parts of the worksheet.

How to Use Track changes in excel?

Track change in excel is easy as saving the file; this is because this feature does not require any coding or formulas.

This feature can be used once this is selected to be applicable.

Method #1 – Highlighting changes on the sheet.

Step 1: First, go to the Review Tab of excel. Under this tab of the review, go to “Track changes” available under the “Changes” function. Now click on the Track Changes option.

Review Track changes

Step 2: After clicking on the Track changes option, a dropdown will appear, then select the feature of “Highlight changes”.

Track changes in Excel(Review Highlight changes)

Step 3: Now select the option of “Track changes while editing…”.

option track change

Step 4: Now, we have to select the criterion for viewing the changes that are made in the file. This option will allow the user to filter the changes by date, not yet reviewed, etc.

Track changes in Excel (not yet reviewd)

Step 5: If we only want to track changes that only a specific user makes, then we can use this option. This feature is important when we only want to track changes that are made by some specific person only. This specific person can be the manager of the team.

Track changes in Excel method 1.5

Step 6: Now, we have to make a choice of tracking the changes in the whole sheet or in some part of the sheet.

If we want the changes to be tracked in the entire sheet, simply uncheck the box.

 simply uncheck the box

Now click on “Ok”, and track changes will be applicable from now.

click on “Ok”

Now, if any change is made to the file, this will be shown in excel as below.

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Method #2 – Creating a separate file of changes made to the file.

Step 1: Go to the REVIEW tab and click on Highlight changes.

Review highlight change

Step 2: From this option, Choose to “list changes on a new sheet” and click “OK”.

list changes on a new sheet

Step 3: A new sheet will be created to list all the changes made to the file.

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Things to Remember

  • When track changes are enabled, this makes the sheet “Shared”. This means that different users will be able to make changes in the spreadsheet at the same time.

Share workbook will not support all the features of excel like:

  • Conditional formatting.
  • Data validations.
  • Sorting.
  • Filtering.
  • Merging cells.
  • A worksheet that has tables will not be able to work with the Track changes options as tables cannot be shared. In this case, to enable track changes, it is important that the tables are first converted to the range.
  • This should be remembered that excel will track not all changes; the changes made to a cell value can only be tracked. Some changes like hiding row, deleting the row, or changing the color of the cell will not be tracked in excel as this is not quantitative information.
  • Excel will keep the history of changes for the past 30 days only; this preference can be changed, but the default duration to keep changes is only for the past 30 days.
  • If in case the changes are highlighted on a new sheet, then the sheet by the name of “History” will get auto-deleted once the file is saved.
  • When a file is on Track changes, then no sheet can be moved or copied into the file as this is a restricted feature.

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