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Protect Document and Disable the Show/Hide Button

I have a document that will be posted on our Intranet at work.  There is one part of the document will need to be hidden to fellow employees but unhidden when the user wants to view the verbiage.  I'm trying to avoid creating duplicate copies, one with the verbiage and one without.

When I hide the text, it works great.  However if someone has their show/hide on, you can see the verbiage.  I want to use the hidden text command and then turn the Show/Hide off and have it stay that way.  When I want to view the verbiage, I want a password to allow that.  I have not been successful so far in accomplishing this task.  Any suggestions?  Is it possible or will I need a macro?

I always appreciate your time and assistance. 

You can certainly create a macro that hides nonprinting marks, such as hidden text. The problem is that you can't force a user to run the macro. Therefore, keeping two different documents will be the easiest solution to your problem.

Stefan Blom
Microsoft 365 Word MVP since 2005
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MS 365, Win 11 Pro
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 27 Applies to: