The default for the application *is* to not show revisions made to a
document. When you create a document and save it your modifications
are not saved. The only way revisions are included is if you turn on
Track Changes.

When you turn off the Security option, "Make hidden markup visible
when opening or saving:, you are not saving a "clean" version of the
document. All you are doing is suppressing Tracked Changes from your
own personal view.

All of your revisions are still present in the document. The only way
to save a "clean" version of your document is:
- Turn off Track Changes
- Go to View/Toolbars/Reviewing
- Click the arrow "Accept Changes" command
- Select "Accept All Changes in Document"

It's only after you perform the above Tracked Changes are no longer
saved in the document so if you email it others will not be able to
see your revisions regardless of their view settings.

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"RuffHouse" wrote in message
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You have to go to Tools, then Options, then Security and you need to
Uncheck
box "Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving." This is
only in MS
Word 2003 not any older versions. After I do this and save a clean
version of
my document, the recipent still sees the markup. They need to do the
same
steps I just mention or if they have an older version they need to
go to the
Track Changes and change their settings. The recipents should have
to do
this....the default for this application should not allow people to
see mark
ups automatically. I think this is a bug and MS needs to fix this
unless
somebody has a solution to share.

Thanks,
RS

"tjtjjtjt" wrote:

I don't see an option to remove your markups on the Security Tab.
You can
remove your personal information as it is stored in the File |
Properties--but this has nothing to do with the Markups. To remove
the mark
up, you'll need to accept or reject the changes before sending it
to the
other person.

tj

"RuffHouse" wrote:

I have Windows XP and use Word 2003. I have found the settings to
remove MY
markups in the Security Tab. However when I save my document and
send it to
people that either have Word 2003 or any older version, they
still see the
markups. This is totally unacceptable when dealing with our
customers or
partners since they can pretty much see the markups and the
changes since we
work from templates of our documents. Is there something else
that I need to
do or is this a MS Word 2003 bug?