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Hidden text

This policy setting controls whether text that is formatted as hidden displays on Word users' monitor screens. If you enable this policy setting, Word displays hidden text at all times. Hidden text on monitor screens displays as underlined with a dotted line. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Word does not display text formatted as hidden unless "Show/Hide ΒΆ" is selected or Word is configured to show hidden text in the "Display" section of the "Word Options" dialog.

Policy Details

Policy Name
L_Hiddentext
Registry Key
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options
Value Name
showhiddentext
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us