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Edit a 
Microsoft Word
 document

 If you do not see the option to edit these files, you do not have the required SED.SU - Secure Editing of Office Documents (Word, PPT and Excel) license. Contact your administrator if you require this feature.
  1. Open the file that you want to edit.
  2. Choose from the following tasks:
    Task
    Steps
    Edit text
    1. Click the 
      Edit
       tab.
    2. Select the text that you want to edit.
    3. Using the tools in the edit toolbar, change the required formatting including font style, paragraph alignment, list formatting, and indentation options.
    Insert images
    1. Click the 
      Insert
       tab.
    2. Place your cursor where you want to add an image.
    3. To add an image from your computer, click 
      Image
      .
    4. Choose the image to add.
    Mark up the document
    If you are viewing a .docx file, you can use the following review features:
    1. Click the 
      Review
       tab.
    2. Click 
      Author
       to enter the name that will be associated with the changes that you make in the document.
    3. Turn on 
      Track Changes
       if you want to keep track of the changes that you make to the document. 
    4. Turn on 
      Show Changes
       to see all the changes that have been made to the document. 
    5. Click 
      Accept
       to convert the currently selected tracked change to final text. 
    6. Click 
      Reject
       to revert the currently selected tracked change to the previous text. 
    7. Click 
      Next
       to go to the next tracked change in the document.