You can disable the option to "Make hidden markup visible when opening or
saving," but I don't advise it; there's a reason it's on the Security tab of
Tools | Options.

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"Linda" wrote:

We constantly are using track changes in our documents but we prefer to
open
the documents in the "final" view. Is there a way to default to this
veiw
upon opening the document?

Sorry I dont have an answer but I would like to join your cause in getting
an answer...anybody please?