A Clearer Google Docs Revision History View
It’s a bit awkward to see who did what in a Google Doc via the version history. That’s something faculty often want to do.
The easiest path I found was to name the oldest and newest versions. Then click to show only named versions. That does it pretty well. The video above shows it with more detail.
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