ShowHiddenText

[Ulf Nilsson]

Hi,
I loop through my document and when the macro finds a textbox with the text
"$&" it hides it with:
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks(Mid(fFalt.Name, 6)).Range.Font.Hidden = True
I also hides the checkbox with:
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks(fField.name).Range.Font.Hidden = True

When I want to show all the textboxes and checkboxes, I use:
Selection.WholeStory
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowHiddenText = True
If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then
Selection.Font.Hidden = False
End If

BUT only the checkboxes will show, not the textboxes. I can see the code for
the textboxes using Alt + F9, so I have not deleted them.
I have also tried:
ActiveWindow.View.ShowHiddenText = True

What have I left to try? Any suggestion?

// Ulf

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Ulf,

For the text inside the text boxes, you'd probably have to loop through
them.

But probably an easier way to go about the whole problem would be to use one
or more dedicated paragraph style(s) for everything you want to toggle
between "hidden" and "not hidden", and simply change the definition
(myStyle.Font.Hidden = Not myStyle.Font.Hidden).

If that's not possible, and you still have problems, post back!

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Ulf Nilsson]

Hi Klaus,
I am looping through all the text boxes to find all the $&.

The problem with your solution is that when Show/Hide All is on, the hidden
text is shown.

// Ulf

 

[Klaus Linke]

I am looping through all the text boxes to find all the $&.

Sounds like you've got it working now, I take it...

[re using styles and toggle them between "hidden"/"not hidden"]

The problem with your solution is that when Show/Hide All is on,
the hidden text is shown.

That's always the case if you use hidden text, isn't it?

Klaus

 

[Ulf Nilsson]

My solution was to loop through every field, selection the field and:
Selection.Range.Font.Hidden = False

// Ulf

I am looping through all the text boxes to find all the $&.

Sounds like you've got it working now, I take it...

[re using styles and toggle them between "hidden"/"not hidden"]

The problem with your solution is that when Show/Hide All is on,
the hidden text is shown.

That's always the case if you use hidden text, isn't it?

Klaus

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

You probably do not need to actually select each formfield

Dim ff As FormField
For Each ff In ActiveDocument.FormFields
ff.Range.Font.Hidden = False
Next ff

should be quicker.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

My solution was to loop through every field, selection the field and:
Selection.Range.Font.Hidden = False

// Ulf

I am looping through all the text boxes to find all the $&.

Sounds like you've got it working now, I take it...

[re using styles and toggle them between "hidden"/"not hidden"]

The problem with your solution is that when Show/Hide All is on,
the hidden text is shown.

That's always the case if you use hidden text, isn't it?

Klaus