How do I remove the empty space on the right side of the MS Word display?

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How do I remove the empty space on the right side of the MS Word display?

Nana Na 20

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I found my MS Word display looking like this—there is an empty space on the right side, but I can't figure out how to get rid of it, even though I'm using A4 portrait orientation. Could someone please tell me how to get the view back to normal?

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DaveM121 922K Independent Advisor

Your screenshot indicates 'Track Changes' is enabled on that document.

Select the Review tab on the top menu.

Click 'Track Changes' and choose to accept all changes to disable 'Track Changes', if there is a Markup setting in the 'Track Changes' section on your version of Word, select that and choose 'No Markup'.

Stefan Blom 349.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-07-04T18:13:10.37+00:00

To add to what Dave has said, to permanently get rid of anything that may show up in the Markup area (which also hides the Markup area itself), you must also delete all comments in the document.

Alternatively, you can show all markup inline with text. That won't change what other people see when/if they open the document, though.