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Please help!! Turn off track changes and review pane
I have been using Word on a daily basis for literally years. I use the balloon comments a lot to flag things for my client with an explanation in the balloon. Today on my last report of the day, I ha...
Update: In my panic and the need to get the reports finished and to my client, I "forgot" the basic rule that I know all too well. When something is going wrong that you can't explain, restart the software or the computer or both. Yep, that took care of the problem! I've been doing this too long to forget such a simple rule, but all is well that ends well!
Thanks for the follow-up. Sometimes, a restart is all that it takes. 🙂
I'd just like to add that there are situations when Word forces the Reviewing pane. For example, assume that you have instructed Word not to display markup balloons and deletions (for example) are set to be hidden. Certain actions, such as moving from one tracked change to another (using the commands on the Review tab), will then make the Reviewing pane pop up.