And the document is in Print Layout view and the display is set to "All Markup"?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Hmm OK All setting as you described above. I tried this on a new document created in Word 2013 and it works as you described (although the red line is still changed to grey, I could live with that).

But when I try the same settings on an existing document created in Word 2007 I get results as I originally described in my first post. (Deleted text still shows up unless I accept the change which removes the left border marking).

On the track changes options I have everything unticked apart from insertions and deletions. Advanced options is set only to show Left border red lines, everything else unticked.

This could be some sort of incompatibility between settings in Office 2013 and Office 2007. Things should work the same.

There are some differences between versions, though, as you have probably already noticed. For example, in Word 2007 there is no Advanced Track Changes dialog box. All of the options are available in the Track Changes Options dialog box.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional