Hi all, I regularly use hidden text when creating documents for my classes so
I can refresh my memory on the answers to questions I pose to my students.
However, I often find myself looking for my hidden text in documents that
I've printed, since the hidden text is the same font as the viewable text.
Is there a setting I can change in Word 2003 that will automatically change
my hidden text to italics (or any other format)? I realize I can change the
text manually as I'm typing it, but I was wondering if there isn't something
a bit more integrated.

Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
tsugazi

My suggestion would be to create a character style--perhaps named Hidden.
Include italics as part of that style's definition. Then, rather than
applying the hidden attribute to text with the answers, apply the Hidden
style instead. This will give you the hidden and italic attributes in one
fell swoop.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Tsugazi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I regularly use hidden text when creating documents for my classes
> so
> I can refresh my memory on the answers to questions I pose to my students.
> However, I often find myself looking for my hidden text in documents that
> I've printed, since the hidden text is the same font as the viewable text.
> Is there a setting I can change in Word 2003 that will automatically
> change
> my hidden text to italics (or any other format)? I realize I can change
> the
> text manually as I'm typing it, but I was wondering if there isn't
> something
> a bit more integrated.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Cheers,
> tsugazi

The best thing to do would be to create a new character style that has the
required formatting.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

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

"Tsugazi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9B240FFA-30A9-43AE-A617-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all, I regularly use hidden text when creating documents for my classes
> so
> I can refresh my memory on the answers to questions I pose to my students.
> However, I often find myself looking for my hidden text in documents that
> I've printed, since the hidden text is the same font as the viewable text.
> Is there a setting I can change in Word 2003 that will automatically
> change
> my hidden text to italics (or any other format)? I realize I can change
> the
> text manually as I'm typing it, but I was wondering if there isn't
> something
> a bit more integrated.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Cheers,
> tsugazi

PS... of course, include the hidden attribute as part of the new style's
definition, as well.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> My suggestion would be to create a character style--perhaps named Hidden.
> Include italics as part of that style's definition. Then, rather than
> applying the hidden attribute to text with the answers, apply the Hidden
> style instead. This will give you the hidden and italic attributes in one
> fell swoop.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "Tsugazi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9B240FFA-30A9-43AE-A617-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all, I regularly use hidden text when creating documents for my
>> classes so
>> I can refresh my memory on the answers to questions I pose to my
>> students.
>> However, I often find myself looking for my hidden text in documents that
>> I've printed, since the hidden text is the same font as the viewable
>> text.
>> Is there a setting I can change in Word 2003 that will automatically
>> change
>> my hidden text to italics (or any other format)? I realize I can change
>> the
>> text manually as I'm typing it, but I was wondering if there isn't
>> something
>> a bit more integrated.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>> Cheers,
>> tsugazi
>