How to Hide or Delete Comments in Microsoft Word

Delete comments

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Open the Microsoft Word document. You will open the document by double clicking on the desired Microsoft Word document.

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Make sure the comments show up in the document. If you don't see the comment bar on the right side of the document, follow these steps:

Click the Review tab.

Click the Show Markup drop-down box.

Check the Comments option.

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Scroll down and find the comment to delete.

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Right click on the comment. This will display a drop-down menu.

On a Mac, hold down the Control key while clicking on the comment you want to delete.

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Click Delete Comment to remove the selected comment.

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Delete all comments at once. To do this, you would do the following:

Click the Review tab.

Click the arrow next to the Delete option in the "Comments" section of the toolbar.

Click the Delete All Comments in Document option in the drop-down menu.

Hide comments

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Open the Microsoft Word document and click the Review tab . This tag is located in the blue stripe at the top of the document. A toolbar will now appear above the window.

You will double click on the document to open it.

Note: Click Enable Editing at the top of the document if necessary

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Click Show Markup . This option is a drop-down box in the "Tracking" section of the toolbar. A menu will display.

On a Mac, you'll click the Markup Options drop-down box.

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Uncheck the Comments option . You will click ✓ Comments in the menu to untick and hide the comment bar to the right of the document.

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