Hi Czrunner
1. First, some preliminaries. Do File > Print. At the top of that dialog, in
the Name list, do you have "Generic / Text Only" as an option? If so, then
continue. If not, then do Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes (or similar
commands, depending on your version of Windows). Choose to Add a printer.
When you get to the list of manufacturers, find Generic, and choose the
"Generic / Text only" printer.
2. If you have Word 2000 or before, choose File > Print. In the "Print what"
box, choose Comments. If you have Word 2002 or later and you only want
comments, and your document also holds track changes, then do the following.
File > Save As to make a copy of the document. Using the copy, accept all
the tracked changes (which will retain the comments). Then, File > Print. In
the "Print What" box, choose "List of markup".
3. You're at the Print dialog, right? At the top of that dialog, in the Name
drop-down list, choose Generic / Text Only. Tick "Print to file" and click
OK. Word will now ask you for a file name, and it will then "print" the
comments to a new document with the file name you chose. It's a good idea to
use a .doc extension (eg "MyComments.doc"). You can then open the file it
created and edit it like any Word document.
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word