I try to keep track of all changes to a document using "Track changes", but when I try to delete a column on a table I get the following message:

"this action won't be marked as a change".

Then, you have 2 options: 

1) "Accept" and the column disappears, but there is no track of that action.

2) "Cancel", and nothing happens.

It's as if Word isn't able to keep track of those changes, but I have a document, done by someone else, that keeps track of those kinds of changes.

I simply can not find a way around this.

I´m trying to work on this using both Office 2016 and 2010 (Using older version to see if it was also a limitation back then).

Other people had tried using other versions and the same happens.

Just create a new blank document, insert a table with more than 2 columns, activate track changes and try to delete one of the columns and keep track of it. I bet you won't be able to, at least on the first try.

If you find a solution, I´ll be eager to listen to it!

Here is a screenshot of the file were someone else was able to keep track of those changes:

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](https://filestore.community.support.microsoft.com/api/images/75c37170-8e1c-4882-8ced-1b3979616887?upload=true)

In case you may want to see the file where someone was able to do it, here you have a Dropbox link with a sample:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/17imqtcqbz8wxpq8lkeqi/Analysisa.docx?dl=0&rlkey=sf256l9r34j9r7w2r9v7yq25m

In that file you can see 3 tables:

Original version, final version and the one with track changes.

Thanks a lot for your help!