This quick guide explains how to activate track changes in Word using Python. It has all the details to set the environment, a list of steps, and a sample code demonstrating the process to activate Microsoft Word track changes using Python. It shows the behavior by adding content without activating the track changes and then activates the feature before adding more content to it.

Steps to Turn on Track Changes in Word using Python

1. Set the environment to activate the track changes feature for a word file using Aspose.Words for Python
2. Import necessary modules, including aspose.words, into the Python application
3. Instantiate the license to avoid trial version watermarking the output Word file
4. Instantiate a Document object, create a table, and add some cells with data
5. Activate the track changes in the document
6. Add more content to the document
7. Save the resultant Word file and check its behavior by opening it in MS Word

These steps explain the overall algorithm, showing how to track the changes in Word using Python. Commence the process by creating an empty Word file and adding some contents to it. Activate the track changes feature and add more content before saving the file on the disk.

Code to Track Changes in Word using Python

This sample code snippet shows how to turn on track changes in Word using Python. The start_track_revisions() method is used to turn on the feature, and if you do not turn off this feature, the resultant Word file will show it as it is switched on in MS Word. You can stop tracking changes by calling the stop_track_revisions() method wherever required.

This article has shown us how to activate track changes in Word using Python. If you want to convert a Word document to EPUB format, refer to the article Convert Word DOC to EPUB with Python.