Are you OPENING the template when you remove all the track changes using File>Open or are you removing everything using File>New? You have to edit the template with File>Open, then save it as a template (.dot) again...you can't edit it using File>New cuz that says a .doc And no, I don't believe there is a way to tell Word never to use Track Changes on any document...but you should be able to remove it from the template using File>Open. Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cathy.Evans@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 4:30 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Word 2002: Deactivate Track Changes? Can I get rid of the track changes function once and for all in Word? I have a document template and have tried accepting all the revisions, putting it in final, turning off revision tracking, and still when I open a new doc from it, after the opening form is completed, the document opens up in the markup mode. Track changes has caused problems for us and if there is a way to disable it completely from Word, that would be great. Have searched the net, but not finding anything yet. Otherwise, what are the steps to take to actually deactivate it per document? Thanks, appreciate any assistance. Cathy ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************