#How to delete comments in word 2013 how to#
#How to delete comments in word 2013 plus#

That button has a drop-down where you can also choose to “Delete all comments in document”, or, you can “Delete all comments shown” – this will only be highlighted if you have a document with comments from more than one reviewer, and you have used the Show Markup > Specific People function under Tracking to filter out certain reviewers you will be displaying only the comments of for example, one of several reviewers, and can use the “Delete all comments shown” button to delete just those currently being viewed. The way to delete a comment without deleting the text to which it refers, however, is to go to REVIEW on the ribbon toolbar, select the comment, by just clicking on the one you want to delete, and you will see that the Delete button in the Comments section of the toolbar will become active – click it and the comment is gone. The solution above to delete a comment also seems incorrect… you can highlight the text to which the comment applies and delete or ctrl-x that, and the comment will be deleted along with it. There appears to be no way to select and copy the comment bubble, only its content, and therefore that is all that can be pasted. the bit in the bubble in the right hand margin, and paste that, then you will only be pasting in the text from the comment into the body of the document. If you try to select the *comment itself*, i.e.

Note that if you do not copy *all* of the text that is highlighted as being attached to the comment, then you will only succeed in pasting in the text you copied, without the comment.Įffectively copy and move are exactly the same thing, you still have to follow the above steps, the only difference is that to move, you cut and paste, instead of copy and paste. Hiding comments will remove the comment sidebar from the right side of the Word document while.

#How to delete comments in word 2013 how to#

The copied highlighted text will be inserted into the new document *with the comment* attached to it. This wikiHow teaches you how to hide or remove comments from a marked-up Microsoft Word document. You have to copy all of the highlighted text in the content of your document that the comment is attached to, and paste that into your new document. The confusion over “comment mark”… the point is this: Here’s how to remove a comment from your document:

Click CTRL + V to insert the comment mark into your document, along with your comment.

Place your cursor at the location where you would like your comment to now be placed. Clearing All Formatting On Microsoft Word 2013+ Ridding yourself of the unwanted format in your Word 2013/16 document is very similar to that of the 2010 version.

Click CTRL + X to remove the comment mark and comment from your document.

Highlight the comment mark for the comment you would like to relocate.

To move one of your comments to another location within your document, or to another document, do the following: Now, your comment mark has been inserted into your document and the comment associated with it has been added to your document.

Place your cursor where you would like to copy your comment.

Your comment mark and your comment have now been copied to your Clipboard.

Highlight the comment mark in your document.

The picture that has always been there previously, the one associated with my computer and Microsoft account, does not reappear in place of the icon.Once you have inserted a comment in your word document using the Comment feature, and you decide you would like to duplicate it, there are methods that I am sure you are aware of to do just that! But, just in case, I will refresh your memory here. On or off but that just either shows the little generic icon or removes it. So….whether or not it’s related to that, any thoughts on restoring the photo? And yes, under “Track Change Options” “Pictures by Comments” is checked.

Say if that’s when the photo disappeared but it was probably at least close to that. I later changed it back to my name and initials. May or may not be related to a time when one of the docs for whom I was doing editing asked me to substitute his name for the comments so it would appear that all the comments were from him. Because I’m a medical editor who is constantly working on files withĬomments from many different people the photo is actually useful because at a glance I can whiz through a 40-page document, just slowing down when I see the photo in order to see if people have responded to my comments. Now the account picture has disappeared and all you see is the icon of a generic person, along with my name.

#How to delete comments in word 2013 plus#

I have Word 2013 and from the time I first started using it when I click on the Review tab and insert a new comment it wouldĪppear showing my name and my Microsoft “account picture” plus the typed comment. You seem to have solved a lot of other problems in this category so I am hoping you can solve mine, as well.