WORD: Removing Tracked Changes (Permanently)

Here's how to remove tracked changes and comments for good:

1. Open WORD, and bring up a blank document
2. Tools
3. Options
4. Choose the tab called Track Changes
5. Change each of these four drop-downs to (none) and Never
1. Insertions (none)
2. Deletions (none)
3. Formatting (none)
4. Changed Lines (none)
5. Use Balloons (never)
6. On the Security tab, ensure a check box is in "Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments"
7. OK