This article explains how to use the Document History feature in NEXT Project to track and review changes made to Word documents. It covers the step-by-step process of accessing document history, previewing previous and current versions, and downloading specific versions of a document.

View document history

Document History lets you see a log of changes made to a document — including when the change was made, who made it, and what the document looked like at that point in time. Here's how to use it:

1. Select a Word document from the document structure in NEXT.

2. Click the Check out and edit button.

3. Add your information in the form of text and/or pictures/figures.

4. Save and check in the document.

5. Click the View document history button.

6. The Document history dialog will now show at least two lines — one representing what the document looked like when it was originally uploaded to NEXT, and a second showing what the document looks like after the change you just made.

7. From here, you can choose to:

   1. Preview the line representing the original document. This shows the document exactly as it looked when it was first uploaded. You can save this version as a new document.

   2. Preview the line representing the most recent change. This shows the document as it looks right now, after the latest edit. You can also save this version as a new document.

8. Click Download version for whichever version you'd like to download.