May I ask why you want to change the default? It is a security setting
and by changing it you are only changing it for your computer - not
the document. So if you send a document to someone else that contains
tracked changes then they will see them.

Although it may save two clicks to change the view from Final Showing
Markup, modifying this security option can also prevent you from
realizing there are Tracked Changes in documents and you could
inadvertently email or publish a document containing tracked changes.
Not to mention you could miss out on documents others send you that
contain tracked changes - some of them can be pretty interesting. ;-)

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