In the next example, Simple Markup is selected and Show Comments is not selected in the Comments group (Print Layout View in Word 365):Ĭomments appear in different ways depending on the selected view. In the following example, Simple Markup is selected as well as Show Comments in the Comments group (Print Layout View in Word 365): In regard to comments, this option is the same as No Markup. Original which hides the markup area as well as any revisions made to the document.No Markup which hides the markup area so that comments and revisions are hidden.All Markup which displays the markup area with all comments or revisions as well as lines to their locations in the text.If no markup area appears on the right, comments appear as speech bubbles that you can click to display the comment. If you select Simple Markup and then click Show Comments in the Comments group, the markup area appears or disappears (if there are no tracked changes). Simple Markup which displays the markup area with comments and revisions.When you click Display for Review, you have the following options: The following drop-down menu appears when you click Display for Review: Select No Markup or Original to hide the markup area, including comments.In the Tracking group, click Display for Review.To hide comments in the markup area using Display for Review: Recommended article: How to Remove Comments in Word (3+ Ways to Delete Comments)ĭo you want to learn more about Microsoft Word? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom Word courses > Hiding comments using Display for Review In this article, we're assuming that the default markup options are being used (although you can change the display of markup using Track Changes Options). Tracked changes also appear in the markup area. If the markup area is not appearing on the right, click Show Comments in the Comments group. The default markup is set to Simple Markup with comments displayed. The markup area appears in Print Layout View (the default view in Word) whenever a document includes comments and its appearance can be controlled using settings on the Review tab in the Ribbon. Keep in mind that comments that are hidden could be displayed by a colleague or client.

If you want to show or hide comments, you'll need to control the display of markup. If you add comments in a Word document, they will appear in a markup area on the right side of pages by default. You can show and hide comments using the Review tab in the Ribbon in Microsoft Word.

Show or Hide Comments in Microsoft Word Documentsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated January 10, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® Word ® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)

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