Also, Wallace, if you are intent on changing the default behavior then
I recommend turning off the security option found under
Tools/Options/Security: "Make hidden markup visible when opening"
rather than use a macro to control the view since the security option
is actually safer than the macro method Dawn provided.

Using a macro will force all documents into the Final view. So if
someone sends you a document with tracked changes turned on you may
not realize it and this is something you should *always* be aware of.
Granted, it the document was saved in Final view you will not see
tracked changes but given the two choices changing the option is the
least risk. In either situation your only visual clue will be a bold
"TRK" in the status bar. There's also a possibility that a document
may no longer be in the track changes mode but have tracked changes
stored in the document. Again, something you should know about
documents you are editing/utilizing.

By changing the security option the documents will open in the same
view in which they were saved. So if it is saved in the Final view it
will open in the Final view. If the document was saved in the Final
showing markup view it will open in Final showing markup view.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"Wallace" wrote in message
...
In her track changes FAQ Shauna Kelly says "By default, Word shows
my text
using the "Final Showing Markup" setting."

Is it possible to change this setting, and have Track Changes open
in, say,
"Final" rather than "Final Showing Markup."

--
Wallace