Choose File > Export…, select “PDF” from the File Format popup, and select the “Without Notes” option. 3. Use the “Save as” function in Word, choose “PDF” in “Save as Type”, and select “Document” (not “Document showing markup”) in “Publish what”.
Replies (7) Click on the "Review" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen. In the "Tracking" section, click on the drop-down arrow next to "Show Markup." Uncheck the boxes next to "Comments" and "Insertions and Deletions." To remove the gray boxes in the right-hand margin, click on the "View" tab in the ribbon.
Choose File > Export…, select “PDF” from the File Format popup, and select the “Without Notes” option. 3. Use the “Save as” function in Word, choose “PDF” in “Save as Type”, and select “Document” (not “Document showing markup”) in “Publish what”.
If you use Save As and change the file format to PDF, there should be an Options button where you can turn off markup so comments and tracked changes won't go to the PDF.
In the displayed list of options, select Export. Select the PDF download type that best suits your needs: > Download as PDF ... Export document as a PDF without any comments included.
Note: If you want to print your document without any comments, go to Review > Tracking > No Markup and then print your document.
Steps to Create a Clean Copy in MS Word Accepting All Changes: To accept all changes in your document: Go to the Review tab on the ribbon. Removing All Comments: To remove all comments: While still in the Review tab, click on the drop-down arrow next to Delete in the Comments section. Save Your Clean Document:
Open a document that contains comments. Select the Review tab in the ribbon. Under Delete, select Delete all comments in Document.
If you use Save As and change the file format to PDF, there should be an Options button where you can turn off markup so comments and tracked changes won't go to the PDF.