I have used OOo and Word interchangeably on several projects, and it appears to me that the Change Tracking/Record Changes features are completely interoperable. What I do in one tool shows up as expected in the other. I haven't done exhaustive testing, just day-to-day use. By the way, the Comments/Notes features are also compatible. An OOo Note shows up as a Word Comment and vice versa. The only oddity (which I think is an OOo flaw) is that you can't highlight text with an OOo note. It's just a sliver between two characters of text. I've used OOo Writer 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and 1.1.3 this way. I don't know what version of Word I've used (with CrossOver Office). And I've tried these features mostly in Writer, not the other modules. Andy