Edit a Microsoft Word document

Note: 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.