UpSlide’s Track Changes allows you to track text, tables and chart changes between two versions of the same PowerPoint presentation and directly within PowerPoint, approve or decline changes that have been made to the document.

Track changes is currently in Preview Mode, to activate it please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the UpSlide Settings.
2. Go to Preview.
3. Click the button to activate or deactivate the Preview Mode.

If you have any feedback please share it directly through the Track Changes pane as seen below.

What does Track Changes track?

You will be able to track:

• Text changes in any placeholder
• UpSlide Excel Linked tables and charts updates
• PowerPoint tables changes
• PowerPoint chart changes

Where to start

To begin, make sure that you have access to the previous version you want to track your current presentation with and:

1. In the new presentation, navigate to the UpSlide ribbon and select Track Changes
2. In the right-hand side Track Changes pane, press on Select a file
3. Select the file you want to track changes with and select Open
4. You will now see the changes in the presentation on each slide where a change has been done

How to review the changes

Navigate through your presentation to see changes from one version to another in the Track Changes pane. There are two types of changes:

1. Edited text/table/chart
2. Deleted content

The change type will be visible at the top of each tracked change in the pane.

Edited content will be tracked as follows:

• Deleted text in a textbox will appear as red strikethrough text
• Inserted text in a textbox will appear as blue underlined text
• PowerPoint table and chart will give you the option to view previous version
• Updates to UpSlide Excel Linked tables and charts will take you to the Excel Link Manager 

Deleted content will be tracked as follows:

• Deleted textbox will appear as a full red strikethrough text
• Deleted PowerPoint table or chart will give you the option to view the previous version

Added content will be tracked as follows:

• Inserted textboxes will appear as blue underlined text

If you make any changes in your report while the Track Changes pane is opened, simply press the Refresh button in the pane to identify your tracked changes.

How to accept or reject changes

When you are reviewing your presentation you can accept or reject changes:

1. In each tracked change in the Track Changes pane, press on Accept or Reject
2. If you want to revert back your changes, press Undo at the change level (coming w/c 12th of May)

Share your feedback

As Track Changes is still in Beta, please share your feedback and any improvements you would like to see directly through the Track Changes pane.