IncludeHiddenText Property

True if the text retrieved from the specified range includes hidden text. Read/write Boolean.

Note   The default value is the same as the current setting of the Hidden text option on the View tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu) until this property has been set. Use the Text property with a Range object to retrieve text from the specified range.

expression   Required. An expression that returns a TextRetrievalMode object.

Example

This example displays the text of the first sentence in the active document in a message box. The example uses the IncludeHiddenText property to include hidden text.

Dim rngTemp As Range

Set rngTemp = ActiveDocument.Sentences(1)

rngTemp.TextRetrievalMode.IncludeHiddenText = True
MsgBox rngTemp.Text

This example posts a message if the entire selection is formatted as hidden text.

Dim rngTemp As Range

If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then
    Set rngTemp = Selection.Range

    rngTemp.TextRetrievalMode.IncludeHiddenText = False
    If rngTemp.Text = "" Then MsgBox "Selection is hidden"
End If