If you are deleting one by one, repeat for the next comment you want to delete.You can also click the arrow below Delete and click Delete or Delete All Comments in Document. To remove a comment, click Delete in the Comments group.Click the Review tab and click Next in the Comments group to advance to the next comment.Display markup (on the Review tab in the Ribbon, in the Tracking group, ensure All Markup is selected beside Display for Review and under Show Markup, ensure Comments is selected).Click at the beginning of the Word document.To remove comments using the Delete command in the Comments group: It's a good idea to save a copy of the document and remove the comments in the copy. You can also remove comments using the Delete command in the Comments group on the Review tab in the Ribbon. Removing comments using Delete in the Comments group Word's Document Inspector appears as follows: Click Remove All beside All Comments, Revisions, and Versions (this cannot be undone).Remove All appears to the right of any of the options with items that can be removed. To remove comments, check or select Comments, Revisions, and Versions.
You may need to scroll down to view all options.
To remove all comments in a Word document using the Inspector (even if the comments are hidden): In order to use the Inspector, you will need to Check for Issues by clicking the File tab in the Ribbon and then selecting Info:
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Recommended article: How to Hide Comments in Word (or Display Them)ĭo you want to learn more about Microsoft Word? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom Word courses > Removing all comments using the Inspector It's a good idea to display markup and then delete comments. The problem with comments is that they may be hidden if markup is not displayed.
You can remove comments in Word by right-clicking, using the Review tab in the Ribbon or using the Inspector. Remove Comments in Word Documents (Delete Single, Multiple or All Comments)īy Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 14, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® Word ® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)