Forum Discussion
Can I remove Modern Comments and revert back?
Send feedback to Microsoft to let them know what you think about the so-called modern comments; for instructions, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-do-i-give-feedback-on-microsoft-office-2b102d44-b43f-4dd2-9ff4-23cf144cfb11.
Microsoft's rationale about "posting" is mentioned in the support article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a (which you may have seen already).
Finally, you should see an option to temporarily revert to the previous, more user-friendly interface at File > Options > General. Clear the check box next to "Enable modern comments."
Does anyone have a solution for OSX users?
After refusing to update for a while, I got kind of tricked into this update and immediately could not believe my eyes when I saw this new "feature." I cannot agree more with everyone. This is so unbelievably useless. I can no longer use word now since this is one of the key features I use. I am just baffled at this update, and infuriated! It seems that in OSX there is not yet a patch for opting out of their unbelievably dumb idea. Any suggestion would be much appreciated.