How to make your Excel 'Options' choices persistent?

I've a workbook that uses images embedded within pop-up Comments to help users navigate around and use the spreadsheet.
But when I share the workbook with others, it appears that the default comment visibility (set in 'Options', Advanced, Display to either 'No Comments or Indicators', 'Indicators only, and Comments on Hover', or 'Comments and Indicators') is determined by that user's own Excel settings, rather than being 'stored' within the workbook itself.

I obviously want to ensure (force!) my users to see the helpful comments - and not to inadvertently miss them by having their Options inappropriately configured.

Is there a way I can 'store' Excel option settings within a workbook itself so as to over-ride an end-users default preferences?
Would / could I have to do that by writing a little VBA code in the Workbook_Open() event?

Thanks for your advice,

MathUKTeacher


BTW, I'm using Office 10, 32-bit - but my workbooks are used on 32 and 64-bit machines with Office 13 too.