I'm using Word 2010 track changes, but I don't understand what these the markup options are (i.e what am I showing/ hiding) on the Review > Show Markup drop down menu:

• Ink
• Markup area highlight
• Highlight updates

An explanation of what these elements are would be great!

"Ink" refers to content created with the ink tools, available on Tablet PCs. "Markup area highlight" is the background color of the markup area (where the comment balloons reside). I don't know what the last option, "Highlight updates" refer to, though.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Paul, would you explain Markup Area Highlight a bit more? I read your reply and tried creating a document with both edits and comments in tracked changes, but see no difference, whether this is checked or not, either in the text or the balloons.

Thanks.

The markup area highlight is the background of the markup area, as I wrote. It doesn't affect the text (or background) within the balloons. I'm guessing that, depending on the selected Windows theme, the highlight may not be visible (but I haven't looked any further into this).

By the way, who is "Paul" in this thread?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Stephan, my sincere apologies. I was scanning through a number of posts and was thinking of Paul Edstein, who had replied to several.

Paul was also my father's name, but honest, I have nothing against Stephan. Just what my devoted wife likes to refer to as early senility.

Yours,
Philip U.