Most of the time, you create documents in Word 2008 to send or show to other people. (The exception: Keeping your dream journal in Word. You know who you are.)

In the real world of business, publishing, and entertainment, more and more people find it valuable to be able to mark up and revise each other’s documents. Thanks to the features described in this chapter, you, the original author, can peruse others’ edits, and incorporate or delete them. Whether you’re working with one partner or an entire team, Word’s collaboration features make it easy to track the revisions and versions of the electronically transmitted documents that you or your teammates create.