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Formatting Symbols
Im an infrequent user of Word (2002) and have a problem with hiding/showing
data in a table. Im hiding data in some of the table cells and when I click on the €śShow€ť symbol (which looks like a €śpi€ť symbol), the data shows up but so do some other formatting symbols. The symbols are round with 4 €śposts€ť sticking out of them. Apparently the symbols are called €ścell markers€ť and appear in every cell, including blank ones. I want to be able to hide and then show the hidden data in the cells but not the cell markers. Ive tried going in €śTools-Options-View-Formatting Marks€ť and removing all check marks but without success. Any suggestions on how to show the hidden data but not the formatting symbols? |
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Formatting Symbols
In that Tools Options View dialog, check or uncheck only the "Hidden
text" box. The ¶ button is a shortcut for checking and unchecking the "All" box, which is not what you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. ff999 wrote: I'm an infrequent user of Word (2002) and have a problem with hiding/showing data in a table. I'm hiding data in some of the table cells and when I click on the "Show" symbol (which looks like a "pi" symbol), the data shows up but so do some other formatting symbols. The symbols are round with 4 "posts" sticking out of them. Apparently the symbols are called "cell markers" and appear in every cell, including blank ones. I want to be able to hide and then show the hidden data in the cells but not the cell markers. I've tried going in "Tools-Options-View-Formatting Marks" and removing all check marks but without success. Any suggestions on how to show the hidden data but not the formatting symbols? |
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Format the text with the hidden font attribute then toggle the display of
hidden text. You can toggle the display with a macro Sub ShowHidden() With ActiveWindow.View .ShowHiddenText = Not .ShowHiddenText .ShowAll = False End With End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm Or Create and apply a unique character style (here 'MyStyle') to the text you want to hide, then toggle the font colour in that style between white and black. Colouting the font white retains the space the text occupies when 'hidden', whereas formatting it as hidden doesn't. Sub ToggleWhite() With ActiveDocument.Styles("MyStyle") If .Font.Color = wdColorWhite Then .Font.Color = wdColorBlack Else .Font.Color = wdColorWhite End If End With End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ff999 wrote: I'm an infrequent user of Word (2002) and have a problem with hiding/showing data in a table. I'm hiding data in some of the table cells and when I click on the "Show" symbol (which looks like a "pi" symbol), the data shows up but so do some other formatting symbols. The symbols are round with 4 "posts" sticking out of them. Apparently the symbols are called "cell markers" and appear in every cell, including blank ones. I want to be able to hide and then show the hidden data in the cells but not the cell markers. I've tried going in "Tools-Options-View-Formatting Marks" and removing all check marks but without success. Any suggestions on how to show the hidden data but not the formatting symbols? |
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OK, thanks. I'll brush up on my macros and give them a try.
"Graham Mayor" wrote: Format the text with the hidden font attribute then toggle the display of hidden text. You can toggle the display with a macro Sub ShowHidden() With ActiveWindow.View .ShowHiddenText = Not .ShowHiddenText .ShowAll = False End With End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm Or Create and apply a unique character style (here 'MyStyle') to the text you want to hide, then toggle the font colour in that style between white and black. Colouting the font white retains the space the text occupies when 'hidden', whereas formatting it as hidden doesn't. Sub ToggleWhite() With ActiveDocument.Styles("MyStyle") If .Font.Color = wdColorWhite Then .Font.Color = wdColorBlack Else .Font.Color = wdColorWhite End If End With End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ff999 wrote: I'm an infrequent user of Word (2002) and have a problem with hiding/showing data in a table. I'm hiding data in some of the table cells and when I click on the "Show" symbol (which looks like a "pi" symbol), the data shows up but so do some other formatting symbols. The symbols are round with 4 "posts" sticking out of them. Apparently the symbols are called "cell markers" and appear in every cell, including blank ones. I want to be able to hide and then show the hidden data in the cells but not the cell markers. I've tried going in "Tools-Options-View-Formatting Marks" and removing all check marks but without success. Any suggestions on how to show the hidden data but not the formatting symbols? |
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