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Track changes automatically on in blank documents in mac word

Anonymous
2019-11-16T11:17:59+00:00

Hi, this is super annoying. Can anyone help me stop Track Changes being on automatically for all new blank documents in mac word?

Thanks!

Mike

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

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Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
2019-11-16T13:26:45+00:00

You've somehow managed to turn the feature on in your Normal.dotm template by attempting to edit the template, itself. Either that or the template is corrupt. The best approach is to have the program generate a new one for you.

  1. Quit all Office programs
  2. In Finder hold the Option key while you open the Go menu
  3. Select Library [directly below the Home listing]
  4. In the Library folder navigate to:
  5. Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates
  6. Drag Normal.dotm to the Desktop and/or rename it, then launch Word

The program will generate a new Normal.dotm when you next Quit it.

If you have any AutoText, Macros or Styles that you want to recover from the old template you can do so using Organizer. Otherwise the old file simply can be deleted.

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Charles Kenyon 167.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2019-11-16T13:47:19+00:00

Alternatively, if you've saved macros, AutoText or Keyboard shortcuts in your normal template, try opening it and turning off Tracked Changes.

How to Open the Normal Template in Any Desktop Version of Word (except Mac 2008)

Once you have Tracked Changes turned off, type any letter and then backspace or delete it.

Do not use UnDo. Close and save the template.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-11-17T11:23:00+00:00

    Brilliant, that worked perfectly. Thanks very much! This has been annoying me for ages

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-11-16T12:22:12+00:00

    Thanks, though I know how to turn off Track Changes. What I want to know if how to stop Track Changes being turned on automatically every time I open a document!

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-11-16T12:04:49+00:00

    Hi MichaelFlower,

    Thank you for trusting us by participating with your questions.

    I am an Independent Advisor and it will be a pleasure to help you today.

    In response to your question I recommend checking out this link on how to turn off track changes; https://support.office.com/en-us/article/turn-o...

    Note: This link is not a Microsoft Website. It seems

    I hope you solve your inconvenience as soon as possible. Any other questions here I will be able to help you.

    I wish you a fabulous day!

    Greetings.

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