View.ShowAll property (Word)

True if all nonprinting characters (such as hidden text, tab marks, space marks, and paragraph marks) are displayed. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression. ShowAll

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'View' object.

Example

This example displays all nonprinting characters in the active window.

ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = True

This example toggles the display of nonprinting characters in the first window.

Windows(1).View.ShowAll = Not Windows(1).View.ShowAll

See also

View Object

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