P R O F E S S I O N A L R E V I S I O N A N D E D I T I N G T R I C K S — H A R N E S S I N G T H E P O W E R O F Y O U R W O R D P R O C E S S O R Making large and small changes to your essay may seem frightening at first: what if you don’t
like what you have changed, and want to go back to your original form? Your word proces-
sor can make it easy when you understand how to use it to your advantage. The directions
below show you how to employ some of the many features of your word processing pro-
gram that can help you revise and edit.
When you have reread your essay and have an idea of the changes you want, or think you
want to make, you can begin to add, delete, correct, and move text around. By using the
“Track Changes” feature of your word processor, you can see what you have changed, and
have the opportunity to save or undo your changes.
