How do I clear this editing tool?

mikecox · #1 07-19-2019, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan Blom

If the object is repeating on every page, it is most likely anchored to the header paragraph in the document. You can double-click the header area to activate the header/footer view and then select and delete the object.

Alternatively, you can upload your document here and someone will have a look at it.

Thanks, I appreciate your response.

It turns out that these were "Comments" that got added as I was editing the document. There were 3 of them!

I can't, for the life of me, figure out how I could have, inadvertently, added all 3, without realizing it!

Lugh · #2 07-20-2019, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mikecox

I can't, for the life of me, figure out how I could have, inadvertently, added all 3, without realizing it!

Are you familiar with the Track Changes functionality? Assuming yes, and the comments are coherent, then someone who used the document before you got it probably added them—Word identifies the commenter via name or initials.

mikecox · #3 07-20-2019, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lugh

Are you familiar with the Track Changes functionality?

I'm afraid not.

My first word processor was Word Perfect and I've never really gotten comfortable with MS Word, partly because I don't use it very much, except when I need to write business letters.

Quote:

if the comments are coherent, then someone who used the document before you got it probably added them—

Nope, that's not it, I'm the only one in the document, so all those comments had my hame on them.

What is the shortcut or activation command for causes a comment to be created, because all I've done in the document is type and make revisions?

Stefan Blom · #4 07-21-2019, 06:12 AM

The default shortcut for inserting a comment in Word is Ctrl+Alt+M.

There is also a shortcut for activating/deactivating tracked changes: Ctrl+Shift+E.

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