Hi Jannimac,

I was away last week...

basically, i don't want to track changes, and don't want markup highlighted.
I tried 'unchecking' it under the Security options, but when i close and
then restart Word, it is on! If, as you say, that Microsoft has made it a
default, then i guess i am stuck with it!

If you don't want to use markup, then you need to make sure that the actual
change tracking is turned off. Is it? (Make sure Tools/Track Changes is NOT
active.) Once you have it turned off, when you create a new document, save,
close, then open it again nothing to do with change tracking should appear.

As for the option not sticking: there could be two reasons for this:
- you're working on a system (administered network) where you're not
allowed to make this change

- the DATA key in the Registry may be damaged (and is thus not saving the
setting)

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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