You can hide or un-hide entire sections of text in Microsoft Word 2016 for MacOS and Windows. The setting for this functionality is in a strange place. We can help you out with this tutorial though.
Windows Version
- If you wish to hide text, select the text you wish to hide. If you wish to show text, select the area where the text is located, or press “Control” + “A” to select all text in the document.
- Select “Home“, then expand the “Font” section.
- Check the “Hidden” box to show hidden text, or uncheck it to hide text.
- Select “OK“, and you’re done!
MacOS Version
If you wish to hide text, select the text you wish to hide. If you wish to show text, select the area where the text is located, or press “Command” + “A” to select all text in the document.
- Select the “Word” menu, then choose “Preferences“.
- Select “View“.
- Check the “Hidden text” box to show hidden text, or uncheck it to hide text.
Shawn says
This feature has limited use as paragraph numbering remains unaffected by hiding text. You may therefore end up with …say
1. Para…
3 Para…
9 Para
where the missing paras account for the hidden text.
Shawn
Don Maclean says
This did not help my issue. I create a header, and type the text, but it is not visible. The font is not “hidden”, and I have tried changing the font color, to ensure it does not match the background. No luck in either case. (Why would the developers do this anyway?)