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Microsoft is preparing an update for the web-based version of Word (opens in new tab) that will address a frustrating collaboration (opens in new tab) shortcoming.

According to a new entry in the company's product roadmap (opens in new tab), Word Online will soon do good from a new Simple Markup view that minimizes the amount of on-screen clutter generated by suggested edits and comments.

"Simple Markup view keeps suggestions from others - both tracked changes and comments - on the periphery, assuasive you lot to focus on the document itself while remaining aware that there are suggestions present," Microsoft explained.

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The new Give-and-take Online feature, which has long been available with the offline version, is set up to coil out at some point next month.

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With the rising of remote working during the pandemic, real-fourth dimension online document collaboration took on a much more prominent function; no longer could two colleagues crowd effectually a desk-bound to hash out a draft.

In these scenarios, Google Docs (opens in new tab) has long had the beating of Microsoft Word, with a much cleaner comment organization, user interface and @ mention functionality. And more generally, Google Workspace (opens in new tab) (née K Suite) was congenital for the web from the ground up, then the productivity (opens in new tab) suite lends itself more than naturally to online collaboration.

Nonetheless, with the latest update for Word Online, Microsoft is aiming to shut the gap somewhat with a document view that does away with clutter on the page itself, instead pushing whatever markup to the margins.

The hope is that colleagues will be able to interact on documents more efficiently, avoiding any confusion or miscommunication that might arise every bit a result of messy markup.

In all likelihood, the new Simple Markup view will be housed under the Review tab, as is the example with the offline version of Word.

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