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Word allows you to easily add comments to your documents. There may come a time when you want to get rid of all of them. In order to do so, you can follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Comments group on the Review tab of the ribbon.
Note that if you don't see the Delete tool in Step 2, click on either the Previous tool or Next tool and Word will display the Delete tool. Follow with Step 3 to remove all comments in your document.
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2019-05-12 16:00:53
Henry Noble
If the reason for removing all comments is to prepare the document for sharing or publication, the user may want to cover multiple bases by going to File > Info and then clicking on Check for Issues.
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: 
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