Word - Contextual comments as default

Question

Hi,

I prefer to have comments shown as Contextual, but Word keeps automatically swicthing to List.

Is there a way to make Contextual the default (or another way to fix this)?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello Helle Keinicke,

May I know if you want to have comments shown as below?

If yes, you may check if you have your track changes settings set to use balloons for comments.

Go to Review tab > Tracking group > Show Markup > Balloons > select "Show revisions in Balloons".

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If my understanding of the scenario is not consistent with yours, feel free to point it out.

Please also share some screenshots about the issue in your Word and the version of your Word App(File>Account>check the information showing next to "About Word"). I will continue helping you.

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Sincerely,

Tina | Microsoft Community Moderator

Answer 2

Dear Helle Keinicke,

Good day!

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist. We are looking into your situation and we will update the thread shortly.

Appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Tina | Microsoft Community Moderator