Re: How do I shut off 'reveal codes' in Word?

garfield-n-odie

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Jan 31, 2006, 1:47:37 PM1/31/06

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If you see field codes such as {EMBED}, {HYPERLINK}, etc., then
press Alt+F9 to turn off display of field codes.

If you see non-printing characters such as paragraph marks, dots
between words, etc., then see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm .

fgetulio wrote:

> I must have turned on the 'reveal codes' option in Word and now I don't know
> how to shut it off. Can anyone help me

Carol

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Jan 31, 2006, 2:40:39 PM1/31/06

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If you're referring to non-printing characters, click on the paragraph symbol
on your toolbar and it will turn them off or go to Tools | Options | View |
Formatting marks and deselect them.

gordo

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Feb 1, 2006, 11:36:20 AM2/1/06

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"fgetulio" <fget...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I must have turned on the 'reveal codes' option in Word and now I don't
>know
> how to shut it off. Can anyone help me

There is no such thing as "Reveal Codes" in Word. There is a Task Pane
option to reveal formatting. Or perhaps, as stated in another reply, that
you mean Show/Hide, represented by the Pilcrow on the Standard Tool Bar.
This only displays non-printing characters used for some formatting tasks.

Gordo

Aaron

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May 21, 2008, 3:57:15 PM5/21/08

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"Reveal Codes" is in WordPerfect, and is something Word should have. With
it, it is easy to control formatting and saves a huge amount of time and
effort.
Aaron

Graham Mayor

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May 22, 2008, 1:10:54 AM5/22/08

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Given that Word does not use 'codes' to format the document, but is style
based, revealing non-existent 'codes' might be difficult to achieve!

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radiodave

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Aug 29, 2008, 2:06:12 PM8/29/08

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To turn off the display of field codes such as {xe "Index entry"},
{HYPERLINK}, etc.,

* In Word 2007, select the Microsoft Office Button > Word Options > Display
> Hidden Text and/or Show All Formatting Marks.
* In earlier versions of Word, select Tools > Options > View > Hidden Text
and/or All.

Note both have other check boxes for paragraph marks etc. as mentioned below.

Alt-F9 only toggles between text and field codes for field codes that are
normally dispalyed as text, like page numbers, linked graphics, and table of
contents. Alt-F9 doesn't display or hide hidden field codes like index
entries that don't have any text to display. It would be nice if there was a
keyboard shortcut to turn toggle those hidden entries.

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 29, 2008, 3:00:42 PM8/29/08

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Only XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden. HYPERLINK is an ordinary
field code.

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Words into Type
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Graham Mayor

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Aug 30, 2008, 12:58:07 AM8/30/08

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You can toggle hidden text with a macro attached to a keyboard shortcut

Sub ShowHidden()
With ActiveWindow.View
.ShowHiddenText = Not .ShowHiddenText
.ShowAll = False
End With
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Apr 10, 2009, 12:32:52 PM4/10/09

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I suspect what the user is actually asking about is nonprinting characters,
which are toggled with the Show/Hide ¶ button in Word 2007 as in previous
versions. It's in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

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"JungleJaneBelize" <JungleJa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Although the question is old, I will still answer it because it might help
> someone else who is looking for it. There IS an option in Word 2007 to
> show
> or hide field codes, which I think is what this asker is looking for. It
> can
> be fixed by clicking on the Windows logo on the top left, then go to Word
> options, the Advanced, then under "Show document content" remove the
> checkmark from "Show field codes instead of their values".
> Good luck!

amberwolf

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Apr 21, 2009, 7:21:03 AM4/21/09

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Thank you! I've being going crazy trying to find where this option was in
Word 2007!

Stefan Blom

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Apr 21, 2009, 7:37:35 AM4/21/09

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Alternatively, you can use Alt+F9.

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Christa

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May 28, 2010, 12:26:01 AM5/28/10

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Thanks, that did the trick <3