Always show comment highlights in Word 2013

Solution 1:

In the Review tab, go to the Tracking section. There, you'll see a drop-down menu. It probably says Simple Markup. Change it to All Markup, and you'll see the commented sections highlighted.

Here is the official Microsoft explanation. http://blogs.office.com/2012/08/28/comments-and-revisions-in-word-2013/

Screen (in German): Position of dropdown to always show comment background

Detail (in English):
                                                (dropdown set to "Simple Markup"