Suzanne:

Thanks for your words of caution. But I still would like to change the
default behavior.

Are you referring to the check box "Mark hidden markup visible when opening
or saving" check box. I have it unchecked. Even after saving and opening the
document, it defaults to "Final Showing Markup" mode.

Please advise.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This is a Security setting, and I would not advise changing it (if you do,
you risk sending a document that contains tracked changes), but if you want
to, the option is on the Security tab of Tools | Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"vvenk" wrote in message
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Hello:

When I open a document that has revisions, it opens up the document in the
"Final Showing Markup" mode.

How can I change it, so that it opens a document in "Final Mode?"

Thanks.