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Making the ribbon button change according to the setting is a whole different topic so we’ve kept it simple with a little message box to tell you the current setting.

' Switches the Word global option Print Hidden Text Instead dig into Word VBA then attach a short macro to a ribbon or QAT button.Īdd the following code to the document. Sadly, there’s no ribbon or Quick Access Toolbar option to Print Hidden Text Rather than dig down into Word Options, there is a way to change Print Hidden Text at the document level. In many ways, that’s a better and more flexible option than using Print Hidden Text.

Change the style to make the hidden text visible or not. One choice we’ve already covered in Hiding in Styles is using a style with hidden text as an attribute. That makes it difficult, but not impossible to change the settings a document level or just for one print job. Microsoft could fix this but there’s little financial reason to do it. The decision was made many years ago and it’s now deep in Word’s complex code. Print Hidden Text is just one of many overall Word options that would make more sense at the document level. There’s no good answer except to say ‘History’. Why is this a global option for all Word documents rather than a choice set in each document, for example in the Print pane? After all, printing hidden text is something you’re likely to turn on/off for individual documents or separate print jobs. Hidden text positioning and formatting tricks in Word See: Hidden Text, Images and objects in Word Then go down to the Printing Options area and tick or untick the “Print hidden text” box, depending on your preference. Unfortunately, it’s not a document setting nor is it in the Print pane or Print dialog options as you’d expect. Print Hidden Text is a global Word Option that applies to all documents. Here’s how to change the setting quickly from the ribbon or change the print setting just for one print job.īy default, the hidden text will not be printed, but you can choose to print it if you want. Hidden Text Printing in a Word document is possible but is more complex than it should be.