Does the document actually contain tracked changes? If so, then this is a
safety/privacy protection feature that can't be turned off in the most
recent versions of Word. Reason: many users were editing and sending out
files that they did not know contained tracked changes (and some of the
hidden comments/deletions were downright embarrassing). As a result of many
many complaints, Word was modified so that it always shows the tracked
changes when a document is opened, regardless of whether they were displayed
when the document was last closed.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
"BMI" wrote in message
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When I open a document, the document view which always appears has a gray
column on the right side of the page. In order to get rid of this view, I
must go to "REVIEW" click on "Final" and then click on "Final." Is there
a
way to set my Word program to always open my documents in the Final view?
I
do not want the gray column to appear. Thanks!