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Extract tracked changes from a Word document

Source: R/extract_tracked_changes.R
extract_tracked_changes.Rd

Reads a .docx file and extracts all tracked changes (insertions and deletions) including the changed text, author, date, and the full paragraph context.

Usage

extract_tracked_changes(docx_path)

Arguments

docx_path

Path to a .docx file.

Value

A tibble::tibble with columns:

  • change_id: Integer. Sequential ID for each change.

  • type: Character. Either "insertion" or "deletion".

  • author: Character. Name of the person who made the change.

  • date: Character. ISO 8601 timestamp of the change.

  • changed_text: Character. The text that was inserted or deleted.

  • paragraph_context: Character. Full text of the containing paragraph, with the change marked up (~~deletion~~ or insertion).

Examples

# Extract tracked changes from a reviewed document
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
changes <- extract_tracked_changes("report_reviewed.docx")
changes
} # }