Word 2011 always opens with Final Showing Markup view

Anonymous
2011-07-13T21:11:04+00:00

EVERY SINGLE TIME I open a document created with Mac Word 2011 I get the Final Showing Markup version.  I don't WANT to see all the changes.  But no matter how many times I try to save the document with Tracking set to Final and/or the Show Markup categories unchecked, it still opens the next time with all the stupid changes showing in red—Tracking set to Final Showing Markup and every Show Markup category checked.  (Tracking is turned OFF, so I can't even see why it's keeping that information.)

And there is no way in Preferences to set this, either.  Just "how do you want the changes to look?", not "do you even want to see the @#$% stupid changes in the first place?"  !!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous
2011-07-13T21:27:25+00:00

You've got to Accept or Reject All changes ... that's the only way they disappear.

Keep Tracked Changes turned off and if you do need to see "what's different" between two versions of the same document, investigate the Compare Document feature.

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  1. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2013-02-21T16:41:08+00:00

    Try this link from Microsoft - it appears to be a settings thing

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831771

    This link has nothing to do with Word for the Mac.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-21T17:59:22+00:00

    Try this link from Microsoft - it appears to be a settings thing

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831771

    This link has nothing to do with Word for the Mac.........

    ...but really describes the problem perfectly, ... but no Trust Center  in sight."In the left pane, click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings."

    In case someone digs out that beloved Trust Center (fabulous name), and  You happen to know German: The translation "Vertrauensstellungscenter" does not seem appropriate to me.

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  3. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2013-02-22T16:37:02+00:00

    The correct answer has nothing to do with Trust Center settings. There is no Trust Center on the Mac. This discussion is about the Reviewing feature's Track Changes. The correct answer is to accept or reject all changes in a document.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-22T17:54:43+00:00

    Thank You (sad, that Macusers do not get "Trust Center"),

    that means, to avoid .... I have to ".. accept or reject all changes in a document." EVERY time before closing the document to avoid ... on next opening of the doc?

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