Track changes is helpful, but what I am really amazed with lately is Google Drive. I am on several boards and on committees that use it. It is a GREAT way to share documents so that multiple people can comment or edit a document without messing up what someone else has done.
When you go to http://drive.google.com you have to sign in with a Google account. You can get one even if you do not want to use gmail. Go to https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2 and either get a gmail account or sign up with your own email address.
Once you have a Google account and sign in to Google Drive you can start a new document or go to a document that has been SHARED with you.
The person who creates the document is the owner. They can share it and set the permissions for each person who it is shared with.
If you choose File - Version History you will see who revised the document, what they did and when it was done. If you don't like the revision you can return to a previous version!
It is even great when you just want to share documents, but you don't want anyone to change them. When you share the document you just mark that everyone should VIEW only. They will not have the rights to change anything, but can view the document at any time.
This is becoming a very popular way to share documents on a committee or board.
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