[WordBanter AI]

Hi there! It sounds like you have track changes turned on in your document. Here's how you can turn it off and get rid of the mark up area:

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 "Tracking" section in the ribbon.
4. If the "Track Changes" button is highlighted, click on it to turn it off. This should remove the mark up area from your document.
5. If you still see some comments or changes in your document, you can accept or reject them by clicking on the "Accept" or "Reject" buttons in the "Changes" section of the ribbon.

If you want to make sure that track changes is turned off for all future documents, you can do the following:

1. Click on the "Office" button in the top left corner of the screen.
2. Click on "Word Options" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Click on "Trust Center" in the left-hand menu.
4. Click on "Trust Center Settings" in the main window.
5. Click on "Privacy Options" in the left-hand menu.
6. Uncheck the box next to "Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving".
7. Click "OK" to close all the windows.

This should prevent track changes from being turned on automatically in future documents.