A smaller version of a document is called a portable document. This will allow small changes to be made to the document without changing the entire document.
Amendments
track changes
In order for Word to indicate that changes have been made in a document, you must have the Track Changes feature enabled. The three ways in which it indicates that changes have been made are through colored underlines, a bar in the margin and the presence of notes in the extended margin.
A smaller version of a document is called a portable document. This will allow small changes to be made to the document without changing the entire document.
It allows a user to show the changes they have made, like deleting or editing text. It is particularly useful when more than one person is working on the same document. People can see their own changes and changes made by others and they can choose to revert the changes or to keep them.
Original
To modify an existing document first the document needs to opened and reviewed. Next insert or apply the changes that need to be made to the existing document. Upon closing you will be asked if you want to save changes click yes and it is complete.
If the "scratch" was made after the document was signed, and was made without the knowledge and consent of any other party having an interest in it, or if the "scratch" substantially changes the information in the document, then yes, that is a form of altering. This can be a criminal offense, depending on the nature of the document, the change that was made, and the reason for making it. The usual procedure for making changes in a document is to draw a single line through the text to be removed (so that it can still be read), enter the changed or correct information adjacent to the original, and have all signatories to the document initial the change.
Document version control is used to record documents which change between versions. This enables universities and companies to record where changes are made and when.
All written changes in a legal document have to be documented. Any changes must be initialed at the point of change.
When more than one person is working on a document it enables people to know what changes have been made and who made them. It also allows you to reverse the changes. Even if one person is using it, it can be useful to track changes.