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How to delete all comments in a Word document

Updated 9 October 2026

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Internal comments ("check this figure with finance", "they won't notice") are exactly what you don't want a client or the other side to read. Word can delete them all at once.

Delete all comments at once

Go to the Review tab.
In the Comments group, click the small arrow under Delete.
Choose Delete All Comments in Document.
Save the document.

This works the same way in Word for Windows and Mac.

If "Delete" is greyed out

The document may be protected or restricted for editing. Check Review > Restrict Editing (Windows) or Review > Protect Document (Mac).
Your cursor may be in a place where comments can't be selected. Click into the main body text and try again.

Check nothing is left

Open the Comments pane (Review > Show Comments). It should be empty.
On Windows, run the Document Inspector and make sure "Comments, Revisions, Versions, and Annotations" comes back clean.
Comments often travel with tracked changes. See removing tracked changes.

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