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How to enable "Distinguish style source" by default?

In Microsoft Office Word 2007 on Windows 7, the "Reveal Formatting" pane contains a check box labeled "Distinguish style source". It is initially unchecked after I start Word and open the pane by pressing Shift+F1. I would always like to see style sources. How can I make Word check the "Distinguish style source" check box by default?

I thought I could define an AutoExec macro in Normal.dotm and make that set the option, but when I recorded a macro and checked the check box, Word did not generate any executable statement in the macro. So, I don't know if this check box is exposed in the object model at all. I searched in the Object Browser but didn't find anything relevant except the wdTaskPaneRevealFormatting constant.

Might there be a a Registry value or a Group Policy setting for controlling the check box?

Using SendKeys is always a last resort but this seems to work on Word 2016:

' Works for PowerPoint 2016 but keys may need to be adapted for other versions
Sub RevelFormatDistinguishStyle()
  ' Show the Reveal Formatting Pane
  Application.TaskPanes(wdTaskPaneRevealFormatting).Visible = True
  ' Go to the pane
  SendKeys "{F6}"
  ' Tab backwards to the 1st Options control
  ' (backwards to avoid getting 'stuck' in the 'Formatting of selected text' control
  SendKeys "+{TAB}+{TAB}"
  ' Press the spacebar to tick the Distinguish style source
  SendKeys " "
End Sub

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 88 Applies to: