Hi Doreen-

I believe that the only way to get Track Changes 'OFF' permanently is by
accepting/rejecting any changes that have been made since it was turned 'ON',
then turning it off and saving the file.

HTH |:)

"Doreen" wrote:

Is there a way in Word 2002 to permanently turn OFF tracked changes. I
understand that I can protect a document so they stay on, but I'd like a way
to turn them off.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.