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Can I remove Modern Comments and revert back?
My Word (on Microsoft 365) has updated to Modern Comments. I have a number of problems with the useability of these comments, based on the way I have used them in the past (for context, I am an educa...
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."
Just in case anyone still struggling with this—and I totally agree with all comments on this, it's a crazy feature which doubles the time it takes for me to edit/feed back on my clients/students' work (I'm an editor and university tutor), *if you're using a Mac* there's a super simple way to resolve—you simply go into MS Word, Word tab, Preferences tab, General, and unclick Enable Modern Comments.
Be warned though; if you do this after having used Modern Comments on a file, you will lose all your comments, so copy and paste them into a separate file first. You won't lose comments made on files in the old format (phew). So delighted there's such a simple fix! (Doesn't usually work this way for Mac users!)
Be warned though; if you do this after having used Modern Comments on a file, you will lose all your comments, so copy and paste them into a separate file first. You won't lose comments made on files in the old format (phew). So delighted there's such a simple fix! (Doesn't usually work this way for Mac users!)
This worked for me! And the existing comments were not deleted. Thank you!