Inspect Documents Before Sharing

Word’s Document Inspector quickly checks documents for potential problems

  • Go to File tab > Info > click Check this document for Issues > click Inspect Document

  • In the Document Inspector dialog box, do the following:

    • Select any desired options check boxes

    • Click Inspect

  • Before clicking Remove All fix the problems displayed in the document, it’s necessary to manually review the document for problems listed in the inspection results because some changes cannot be undone.

  • Go to Review tab > Tracking group > click on the arrow in the Final box > select Final: Show Markup 


  • To remove problems in the document, do the following:

    • Go through the process of reviewing the document

    • Go to Review tab > Changes group > click Accept or Reject all other changes in the document