How To See Edit History in Google Docs?
Step 1: As Google Docs also offers its service through the website, we will see the Edit History of our document by using the Google Docs website.
Navigate to the Google Docs website, use the below URL to visit the Google Docs website.
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/
Google Docs
Step 2: Once the website is loaded, we need to open the document for which we need to view the Edit History, we can upload the document from our local drive or we can also import it from Google Drive and other sources.
Uploaded Document
Step 3: After uploading or opening the document, we need to navigate to the “File” Menu option, which is on the left corner of the main screen.
Click on that option to get the detailed drop-down list.
Drop-down Menu after clicking on the File Tab
Step 4: From the drop-down list, select the option “Version History“, and later click on “See Version History“. After clicking on the See Version History, a pane with the versions will get displayed on the right side of the main screen.
Select Version History option
Step 5: Now, once the pane gets displayed, we can scroll through the versions and click on any of the versions to actually see the document as it appeared at that moment in time. After clicking on the version, we can actually see the modification done by the collaborators.
Click on the version you want see
How to see Edit History in Google Docs
Google Docs provides a feature where various team members can create a document simultaneously. Each person creates the context and saves the file, that instance goes into the History of the document. An authorised person can view the history and restore the session from any point.
There are many benefits of accessing the history and edit it, if required. It can help you in many ways like when you are working in teams or during collaborations or checking the timeline. Below are mentioned benefits of editing history in Google Docs.