How to Hide and Hide Any Text in Word: Step-by-Step Guide

This updated guide explains how to Hide and Hide Any Text in Word through clear steps, practical examples, and important checks that help prevent common errors.

this guide shows you how to hide and show any text in Word quickly.

1. How to Hide Any Text in Word

Step 1: First, you need to open the Word document to hide the text, then select (highlight) the text to be hidden.

Step 2: Right-click and select Font , or select the extended icon on the Font section of the Home tab. You can also press Ctrl + D to open the Font dialog box.

Step 3: In the Font dialog box, tick the box before Hidden in the Effects section. Then you select OK to hide the selected text.

The text you have selected will be hidden immediately:

2. How to Display Hidden Text

Step 1: You select (highlight) the text area around the hidden text if you may need to display the content of a hidden text, or if you may need to display all the hidden text in the document. Word then you select (highlight) all documents by the key combination Ctrl + A .

Step 2: Then right-click and select Font , or you select the extended icon on the Font section of the Home tab. You can also press Ctrl + D to open the Font dialog box.

Step 3: In the Effects section of the Font dialog box, double-click the square in front of the Hidden section to leave that square blank and click OK as shown below.

This will result in the text being displayed again.

So after this article you know how to hide any text in Word quickly and effectively. In addition, you can select multiple paragraphs to hide by holding down Ctrl and doing the same as above to hide multiple paragraphs. Good luck!