When you have your tracked changes document through editing or proofreading services, you will see some comments that the editor, proofreader, or reviewer has left on the right-hand side of the page. You have two options to delete the comments. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to remove or delete comments in Microsoft Word 2020 (macOS). Here are the steps:
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Track changes function in Microsoft Word is a very handy tool to track your revisions, corrections, changes, edits, and even suggestions and comments while you’re reviewing a document. When an editor or proofreader returns a revised document to a client with his/her all revisions visibly marked, they need the Track Changes function of Microsoft Word. It’s easy to see and follow all the revisions and changes in the paper and to accept or reject them. With a tracked changes paper, you will see some essential comments that the editor or reviewer has left on the right-hand side of the page.
Turning on the Track Changes function of your Microsoft Word document gives you an option to make changes that are easy to follow. The changes and revisions are like suggestions that one can review and then remove by rejecting them or make them permanent by accepting them. You can either accept or reject the revisions step by step or by a click. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to remove or delete comments in Microsoft Word 2020 (macOS). Here are the steps:
When you have your tracked changes document through editing or proofreading services, you will see some comments that the editor, proofreader, or reviewer has left on the right-hand side of the page. You have two options to delete the comments. The first option is to delete comments one at a time, while the second one is to remove all comments.
The following steps show how to remove or delete comments from a Word document one at a time:
Select a comment
Go to Review tab and select Delete.
To delete or remove all comments, follow the steps below:
Select a comment
Go to Review tab and click the Delete to see the drop-down menu.
SelectDelete All Comments in Document.
At Best Edit & Proof, when your project is completed and delivered, you will find the edited version of your manuscript on your dashboard. You should visit besteditproof.com and download the revised version of the paper from your dashboard. Your document will be returned with all edits visibly marked. All of our edits, including corrections, suggestions, and comments via the Track-Changes function, appear in the margins of your returned document. It’s easy to see and follow all the suggestions and changes and to accept or reject them. You will also see some essential comments that our editors or proofreaders have left on the right-hand side of the page. If you have any difficulty navigating the Track-Changes function of Microsoft Word, do let us know so we can give you a hand.
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