Show or hide comments or tracked changes

Microsoft Office Word 2003

  1. On the File menu, click Print.

  2. In the Print what box, select Document (rather than Document showing markup).
  3. Click OK.

ShowView by type or reviewer

  1. If the Reviewing toolbar is hidden, display it.

    ShowHow?

    • Right-click any toolbar, and then click Reviewing on the shortcut menu.
  2. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Show.
  3. Do any of the following:

    ShowShow a specific type of change

    • Select the type of change that you want to display.

    ShowShow changes and comments for specific reviewers

    • Point to Reviewers, and then clear all check boxes except the ones next to the names of the reviewers whose changes and comments you want to show.

      To select or clear all check boxes for all reviewers in the list, click All Reviewers.

Note   If you hide a type of markup by clearing it on the Show menu, the markup automatically appears each time the document is opened unless you clear the Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving check box on the Security tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu). Even if you clear this check box, the markup is still in the document and can be revealed by selecting the type of markup on the Show menu.

ShowDisplay for an editor or other reviewer

  • On the Reviewing toolbar, in the Display for Review box, click Final Showing Markup.

ShowDisplay for an author

  • On the Reviewing toolbar, in the Display for Review box, click Original Showing Markup.

Note  If you want to see comments and tracked changes in balloons, you must be in print layout view or Web layout view.