Is there a keystroke that will toggle whether hidden text is displayed?
Word 2007
thanks
Jeff
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There’s no built-in keyboard shortcut for this, but you can create a macro in your Normal.dotm template:
Sub ToggleHidden()
With ActiveWindow.View
.ShowHiddenText = Not .ShowHiddenText
End With
End Sub
and assign it to a keyboard shortcut of your choice:
– Click the Office button.
– Select Word Options.
– In the Customize category, under Keyboard Shortcuts, click Customize.
– Select Macros from the list of Categories.
– Select ToggleHidden from the list of macros.
– Click in the “Press new shortcut key” box.
– Press the keyboard shortcut that you want to use, for example Ctrl+Alt+H.
– Make sure that changes will be saved in Normal.dotm.
– Click Assign.
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