# Monitor Changes in Word Documents (doc, docx, odt)

Source: PageCrawl.io Help Center
URL: https://pagecrawl.io/help/file-tracking/article/track-changes-in-word-files

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PageCrawl can monitor Word documents hosted online and notify you when their text content changes. It extracts text from the document, compares it against the previous version, and shows exactly what was added, removed, or modified.

### Supported File Types

**doc**, **docx**, **odt**

### Setup

1. Click **Track New Page**
2. Paste the direct URL to the Word document
3. PageCrawl detects the file type and shows the appropriate configuration
4. Choose your check frequency and notification preferences
5. Save

  [Image: Track New Page screen where you paste the direct URL to a Word document to start monitoring it]

### Password-Protected Files

Word files behind login authentication are supported. Configure an [authentication setup](/help/features/article/can-i-track-password-protected-websites.md) first, then select it when adding the file.

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