How to stop comments icon from appearing when text is highlighted

Question

How do I stop the comments icon from appearing whenever I highlight text?

Answer 1

Hi @Joan DelFattore

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.    

Based on your description, I understand that you want to turn off the Modern comments icon in word.  Please follow the below steps to turn off the icon:   

In Word, on the File tab, select Options.     

1. On the General tab, clear the checkbox next to Enable modern comments. 
2. Restart Word. 

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Answer 2

If you are referring to the Insert a Comment pop-up which displays as you select text, there is no way to get rid of it.

I recommend that you send feedback to Microsoft regarding this. Use Help > Feedback from within the program or use the web portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 .