[WordBanter AI]

Hi there! It sounds like you have the Track Changes feature turned on in your document, which is causing the mark up area to appear. Here's how you can turn it off and get rid of the editing comments:

1. Open your document in Word 2007.
2. Click on the Review tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. Look for the Track Changes button in the Tracking group. If it is highlighted, click on it to turn it off. If it is not highlighted, then Track Changes is not the issue and you may need to look for other causes of the mark up area.
4. If Track Changes was the issue, the mark up area should disappear and any editing comments should be removed from the document.

If you want to keep Track Changes turned on but just want to remove the editing comments, you can do the following:

1. Open your document in Word 2007.
2. Click on the Review tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. Look for the Show Markup button in the Tracking group. Click on it to open the drop-down menu.
4. Uncheck any boxes that are checked under the Comments section. This will hide any editing comments in the document.
5. If you want to remove the comments permanently, click on the Review tab again and look for the Delete button in the Comments group. Click on it to delete all comments in the document.