Simple comment pane in Word 2007

Factual Questions
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I work mostly in Draft view, and prefer the simple comment pane on the bottom of the screen. I just want the simple “comments from:” pane on the bottom, and nothing else. That is, instead of the information-packed reviewing pane, I want to see just comments (I also find balloons intrusive and don’t use them).

What’s the quickest way I can bring this up?

I know this simplified pane exists in Word 2007 because I use it all the time. I have a very simple macro for inserting comments, and running it brings up the pane I want. It’s code is:


Sub InsertComment()
'
' InsertComment Macro
'
'
    Selection.Comments.Add Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub

In addition to using it to insert comments, I’ve been using it to bring up the pane if I want to read or edit a comment but it was closed (by, for example, splitting the screen for something else or reading a footnote). I run this macro to open the pane, then undo the added comment. This leaves the pane open, but of course, is a pain.

There must be an easier way of accessing this, but I can’t find it. I’ve checked several places but it’s still eluding me. Can someone help?

Thanks,

Rhythm