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. Anonymous
    2017-12-11T14:46:04+00:00

    This is horrible programming that has been in place since Word was created. Why you can't, or won't, program under "View" the option to hide changes and comments when opening as a default is ridiculous.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-24T14:29:51+00:00

    Accepting all changes works. I'm not sure why I'd have to close & reopen though - but I can no problem. Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-24T14:28:26+00:00

    Thanks. I keep Track Changes turned off, but I can certainly accept/reject anyway.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-24T11:33:55+00:00

    You can create this macro, save it into Normal.dot and make a keyboard shortcut or button to quickly call it:

    Sub DisableReviewDisplay()

      ActiveWindow.View.ShowRevisionsAndComments = False

    End Sub

    Worked for me in 2007, probably should work anywhere else.

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