Is there any way to turn off change tracking in Word Online (OneDrive)? I signed up for this to edit a document with comments, which works fine, but it also comments all the format changes, which get in the way of the comments I want people to see.



On my PC I have Word Starter, which doesn't allow commenting at all.

I looked into Office 365 subscriptions, but it looks like I'd have to un-install Starter, & I wouldn't be able to get it back after stopping the subscription because it came pre-installed on an old laptop.

If this is a document you are sharing with other people, ask them to turn off the tracking. I'm assuming that the person who created the document must have access to a full version of Word.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Good answer, thanks.

More info:

"You’ll know Track Changes is on when you see it in the status bar at the bottom of Word Online." from https://support.office.com/en-us/art...5-183049F90BD8

"In addition to adding new comments, you can view existing comments to delete them or reply to them." from: https://support.office.com/en-us/art...rs=en-US&ad=US

At least in Word 2010, it looks as though you can tell Word not to track moves and formatting, which might give you more readable edit results. I have no idea about a) whether you can do this on a document someone else has created; b) the possibilities in any online version.