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How to See Edit History in Google Docs (Easy)

Edit history in Google Docs is also known as:

Version History

Go to this “File” > “Version history“> “See version history”.

Or press: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H.

Cmd + Alt + Shift + H if you’re on a Mac.

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Choose the version you prefer.

This will showcase all the changes made at that specific date and time. (Using your highlight color).

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Don’t see the changes highlighted?

Tick the Show Changes checkmark.

Found at the bottom of the sidebar.

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You can expand each view to see individual changes with their respective timestamps. (For example, in my case there were three changes recorded on January 30th).

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Select the version you like and hit: “Restore this version“.

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Confirm Restore.

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Piece of cake.

@Author

Incredibly useful feature.

@Reader

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How To Name A Version?

Click the three dots (⋮) on any version you want.

Click on Name this version“.

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Name it anything you want …

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Restore it like before.

@Author

Things To Know

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The edit history timeline in Google Docs uses color-coded bars to distinguish between different types of edits and the collaborators who made them.

Before restoring a previous version, you can preview it to ensure it is correct. Click on the desired edit bar to open a preview.

The edit history feature is particularly beneficial when multiple team members are working on the same document. It helps in avoiding merge conflicts by providing a clear timeline of changes.

Mentioned here and here.

Summary

Go to the File menu and select Version history, or use the quick keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H. This will open a pane on the right side of your screen, showing a timeline of all the edits made to the document.

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