Microsoft Word's incredible Follow-up feature!
Posted on: 02/10/2021
Have you ever been in a Word document and need to mark some sections for Follow-up? For example, a bulleted or numbered list where you need to come back and add some bullet points. Maybe you don't like the wording of a paragraph and want to follow-up on it later.
Microsoft Word for the Web now has you covered with this new, excellent follow-up feature. You can not only Mark items to follow up for yourself, but you can also use Word's at mentions for other people to follow-up. At Mentions are handy when you are sharing a Word document. Follow-ups show up in a yellow highlight.
Add a Follow-up
Try it!
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Right-click where you want to add a Follow-up
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Click Follow-up
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Type in your message for the Follow-up
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Press Tab on the keyboard.
The Follow-up will appear with a yellow highlight.
View all Follow-ups
Try it!
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Select View tab
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Click Navigation
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Click Follow-ups.
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Click a Follow-up to jump to that Follow-up
Resolve a Follow-up
Try it
Left-click a Follow-up and you have three options
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Remove text
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Keep text
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See all Follow-ups which opens the Navigation pane
At Mentions in Word
To add an @mention in Word type the @symbol and the person's name. They will get notified and if the document is not shared, it will be shared with them.
Note: This works with SharePoint Online.
Microsoft support site
Word support article on Follow-ups
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