Creating sections of non printing text in document

[Colm]

I am creating a letter template for use in a complaint handling situation and
want the on screen letter to have areas of text in red as guidance for the
user. i do not want the red text to print . body text in black and fields for
the user to complete should print. I Will protect the document so only the
fields can be changed

am i asking too much or can this be done easily i'm not great with vba or
macros, so any help appreciated.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

One possibility would be to inscribe the instructions/guidance using the
Hidden text attribute. Then instruct Word to display but not print hidden
text. Check Tools - Options - View and Print for the Hidden text options.