Word · Turn Track Changes on or off
Review
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+EMac
Cmd+Shift+ETurns Track Changes recording on and off; switching it off only stops recording, so marks already in the file stay, and marks you cannot see are hidden by the Display for Review setting instead.
- Group
- Review
- Keys held
- 3
Press Alt in Word for Windows and every ribbon button shows a letter, so even a command with no combination is reachable as a sequence — Office for Mac has no such key tips.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
QWhat is the shortcut for Turn Track Changes on or off in Word?
Turns Track Changes recording on and off; switching it off only stops recording, so marks already in the file stay, and marks you cannot see are hidden by the Display for Review setting instead. It is Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows and Cmd+Shift+E on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows, Cmd+Shift+E on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Review in Word.