You can handle this problem via Word app privilege featu
On the tools menu click "Protect Documet" and then select "Track Changes".
After doing so, type a password below in the Password box, and then OK, so
your document would be protected from accepting or rejecting the changes made
by others.

"Brian" wrote:

I'm fairly new to word doc management. So pardon me if this is a silly
question.

I created a template document and then had a group of people create a set of
documents. I collected those documents, made the final mods and corrections
and now need to manage them.

This is a set of approx 40 documents. I've turned on the track changes
option in the documents...

But what should I do to prevent someone from just "accepting" the changes
they make before I have a chance to review and approve the change? Is this
handled via OS level privilege or is this a word app privilege feature?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Brian