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As mentioned earlier, for some work-specific texts that require additional clarification, adding comments to help readers understand the presented issues or provide feedback without altering the text structure is a logical and appropriate choice. Deleting these comments is straightforward.
This article is based on Microsoft Office 2016. You can perform similar operations for versions 2007, 2010, and 2013.
HOW TO DELETE COMMENTS IN WORD
1. Adding a Comment
Adding a comment in Word is quite straightforward. You can follow one of the two methods below:
Method 1: Using Right-Click
Step 1: Open your Word document.
Step 2: Select (highlight) the text you want to create a Comment for.
Step 3: Right-click on the highlighted text -> Choose New Comment.
At this point, a comment box appears to the right of the text, as indicated by the arrow in the image below:
Step 4: Click your mouse on the newly appeared comment box and write your note or comment to add the comment.
Method 2: Using the New Comment Button on the Toolbar
Step 1: Open your Word document.
Step 2: Select (highlight) the text you want to create a Comment for, similar to Step 2 in Method 1.
Step 3: Select the Review tab -> choose New Comment.
Step 4: The comment section appears on the right side of the screen, similar to Step 3 in Method 1 just explained. Now, you just need to click there and add notes or comments.
If you don't want the comment section to display, you can turn it off. Click on the Review tab -> choose Show Comment, and the annotation will be immediately hidden. Remember to save your document before closing.
Edit Comment: To edit the comment content, double-click on the comment line, and you can make the necessary changes.
To respond to comments: Simply choose Reply on the comment section to begin reviewing and replying:
2. Deleting comments in Word
You can also delete comments in Word using one of the two methods below:
Method 1: Delete individual comments
Step 1: Right-click on the comment section you want to delete on the right side.
Step 2: Then select Delete Comment to remove the comment.
If you have multiple comments to delete, repeat Step 1, 2 several times to delete the comments.
Method 2: Delete comment throughout the entire document
Step 1: Left-click on the comment section on the right side of the Word program.
Step 2: Open the Review tab -> click on the Arrow.
Step 3: Click Delete to remove individual comments or select Delete All Comment in Document to delete all comments in the document.
So, that concludes the guide on how to add and Delete comments in Word with simple and easy-to-follow steps. To delete comments in Word, you just need to follow either of the two methods explained to delete comments.
Similarly, you can also add and remove comments in Excel. To find out if adding or deleting comments in Excel is similar to Word, please check out the article on how to delete comments in Excel that Mytour has shared for details. Wish you success!
