How to Hide or Delete Comments in Microsoft Word

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to hide or remove comments from a marked-up Microsoft Word document. Hiding comments will remove the comment sidebar from the right side of the Word document while deleting comments will permanently remove them from the document.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Deleting Comments

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Double-click the Microsoft Word document that you want to use. Doing so will open the document in Microsoft Word.
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Make sure comments are displaying. If you don't see the Comments sidebar on the right side of the document, do the following:
- Click the Review tab.
- Click the Show Markup drop-down box.
- Check the Comments option.
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Scroll down until you find the comment you want to delete.
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Right-click the comment. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
- On a Mac, hold down Control while clicking the comment you want to delete.
It's in the drop-down menu. This will immediately remove the comment.
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Delete all comments at once. To remove all of the Word document's comments at once, do the following:
- Click the Review tab.
- Click the arrow next to Delete in the "Comments" section of the toolbar.
- Click Delete All Comments in Document in the drop-down menu.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Hiding Comments

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Open the Microsoft Word document and click the Review tab. It's in the blue ribbon at the top of the Word document. A toolbar will appear at the top of the window.
- To open the document, double-click on it.
Note: Click Enable Editing at the top, if prompted.
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Click Show Markup. This is a drop-down box in the "Tracking" section of the toolbar. A menu will appear.
- On Mac, click the Markup Options drop-down box instead.
Clicking the ✓ Comments option in the menu will remove the checkmark and hide the Comments sidebar.

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You can click Resolve on a comment to mark it as addressed without deleting the comment. This is useful when working on a shared document where fellow collaborators need to be able to track the document's edit history.

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