Policy
Hidden text
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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 ¶" is selected or Word is configured to show hidden text in the "Display" section of the "Word Options" dialog.
Internal name
L_Hiddentext
Policy ID
8c3269e14cfa
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options Value name showhiddentext | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options
Value name
showhiddentext
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.