This policy setting controls whether text that is formatted as hidden displays on Word users' monitor screens.
If you enable this policy setting, Word displays hidden text at all times. Hidden text on monitor screens displays as underlined with a dotted line.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Word does not display text formatted as hidden unless "Show/Hide ¶" is selected or Word is configured to show hidden text in the "Display" section of the "Word Options" dialog.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Registry Path | software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\word\options |
| Value Name | showhiddentext |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |