How to enable editing in Print Preview Word

When we put the Word document into Print Preview mode, we will see how the Word page displays when it becomes a paper document, aligning the Word document accordingly to re-align as needed. However, all versions of Word do not allow us to change the content when in Print Preview mode but only see how the page displays. If you want to edit, you must enter the Edit mode.

However, users can fully use the Print Preview Edit Mode to edit content even in Print Preview mode. We can completely change the Word content easily. The following article will guide you how to turn on text editing in Print Preview Word mode.

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Instructions for editing Word in Print Preview

Print Preview mode in Word will not have content editing. Instead, you will switch to Print Preview Edit Mode.

Step 1:

At the interface in Word, click File and select Options to open the interface to customize the setting of Word.

Step 2:

In this interface, click on the Quick Access Toolbar in the list to the left of the interface. Looking to the right of the Choose commands from section we will select All Commands in the drop down list.

Step 3:

Look down the content below and navigate to the Print Preview Edit Mode section , then click Add to add this mode to the Quick Access Toolbar.

As a result, we will see the Print Preview Edit Mode icon as shown below.

Step 4:

We click on the Print Preview Edit Mode icon to switch to Print Preview mode and uncheck the Magnifier box .

Now you can edit the content of Word documents right in the Print Preview interface.

Only with a simple operation, users can edit the content in Print Preview mode, by turning on the Print Preview Edit Mode. These activation actions are applied to different versions of Word.

I wish you successful implementation!