Does Word 2007 have a feature comparable to 2003 "reveal f..

Asiageographer · External Since: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 1

Word 2003 had a "reveal format" feature which permitted changing the format
of downloaded news articles, academic papers, etc. Word 2007 doesn't seem to
have a comparable feature. Anybody got an idea?
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Jay Freedman · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 2955

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:18:01 -0700, Asiageographer
<Asiageographer.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Word 2003 had a "reveal format" feature which permitted changing the format
>of downloaded news articles, academic papers, etc. Word 2007 doesn't seem to
>have a comparable feature. Anybody got an idea?

In fact, the old Reveal Formatting task pane is still available.
Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and select the Customize item. In
the dialog, set the category to Commands Not in the Ribbon, select the
Reveal Formatting item, and click the Add button.

However, there's another tool you should look at first, called the
Style Inspector. Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S to open the main Styles pane
(or click the little launcher button at the bottom right corner of the
Styles group on the Home ribbon), and then click the second button at
the bottom of that pane to open the Style Inspector. That not only
lets you see the sources of formatting in the current selection, it
also lets you selectively remove them. As a bonus, it takes up less
room than the Reveal Formatting pane.

As a last comment, you can put a button for the Style Inspector on the
QAT -- use the same Customize dialog.

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Bibico · External Since: Sep 12, 2009 Posts: 3

Excellent information in this reply. I've always wondered, though, why MS
Word has never incorporated a "reveal code" feature similar to Word
Perfect's. The Word Perfect reveal code feature opens a separate window that
allows you to see the formatting for text above and below the insertion
point. Really helpful in many cases.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:18:01 -0700, Asiageographer
> <Asiageographer.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Word 2003 had a "reveal format" feature which permitted changing the format
> >of downloaded news articles, academic papers, etc. Word 2007 doesn't seem to
> >have a comparable feature. Anybody got an idea?
>
> In fact, the old Reveal Formatting task pane is still available.
> Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and select the Customize item. In
> the dialog, set the category to Commands Not in the Ribbon, select the
> Reveal Formatting item, and click the Add button.
>
> However, there's another tool you should look at first, called the
> Style Inspector. Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S to open the main Styles pane
> (or click the little launcher button at the bottom right corner of the
> Styles group on the Home ribbon), and then click the second button at
> the bottom of that pane to open the Style Inspector. That not only
> lets you see the sources of formatting in the current selection, it
> also lets you selectively remove them. As a bonus, it takes up less
> room than the Reveal Formatting pane.
>
> As a last comment, you can put a button for the Style Inspector on the
> QAT -- use the same Customize dialog.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>

Graham Mayor · External Since: Jul 04, 2006 Posts: 4677

Word doesn't format with 'codes'. It is a style based application.

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Bibico wrote:
> Excellent information in this reply. I've always wondered, though,
> why MS Word has never incorporated a "reveal code" feature similar to
> Word Perfect's. The Word Perfect reveal code feature opens a separate
> window that allows you to see the formatting for text above and below
> the insertion point. Really helpful in many cases.
>
> "Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:18:01 -0700, Asiageographer
>> <Asiageographer RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Word 2003 had a "reveal format" feature which permitted changing
>>> the format of downloaded news articles, academic papers, etc. Word
>>> 2007 doesn't seem to have a comparable feature. Anybody got an
>>> idea?
>>
>> In fact, the old Reveal Formatting task pane is still available.
>> Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and select the Customize item.
>> In the dialog, set the category to Commands Not in the Ribbon,
>> select the Reveal Formatting item, and click the Add button.
>>
>> However, there's another tool you should look at first, called the
>> Style Inspector. Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S to open the main Styles pane
>> (or click the little launcher button at the bottom right corner of
>> the Styles group on the Home ribbon), and then click the second
>> button at the bottom of that pane to open the Style Inspector. That
>> not only lets you see the sources of formatting in the current
>> selection, it also lets you selectively remove them. As a bonus, it
>> takes up less room than the Reveal Formatting pane.
>>
>> As a last comment, you can put a button for the Style Inspector on
>> the QAT -- use the same Customize dialog.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 24065

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RevealCodes.htm for a rundown of all
the visual cues Word does offer.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Bibico" <Bibico.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0921529C-0212-4354-A38D-A731BC7E8383@microsoft.com...
> Excellent information in this reply. I've always wondered, though, why MS
> Word has never incorporated a "reveal code" feature similar to Word
> Perfect's. The Word Perfect reveal code feature opens a separate window
> that
> allows you to see the formatting for text above and below the insertion
> point. Really helpful in many cases.
>
> "Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:18:01 -0700, Asiageographer
>> <Asiageographer.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Word 2003 had a "reveal format" feature which permitted changing the
>> >format
>> >of downloaded news articles, academic papers, etc. Word 2007 doesn't
>> >seem to
>> >have a comparable feature. Anybody got an idea?
>>
>> In fact, the old Reveal Formatting task pane is still available.
>> Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and select the Customize item. In
>> the dialog, set the category to Commands Not in the Ribbon, select the
>> Reveal Formatting item, and click the Add button.
>>
>> However, there's another tool you should look at first, called the
>> Style Inspector. Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S to open the main Styles pane
>> (or click the little launcher button at the bottom right corner of the
>> Styles group on the Home ribbon), and then click the second button at
>> the bottom of that pane to open the Style Inspector. That not only
>> lets you see the sources of formatting in the current selection, it
>> also lets you selectively remove them. As a bonus, it takes up less
>> room than the Reveal Formatting pane.
>>
>> As a last comment, you can put a button for the Style Inspector on the
>> QAT -- use the same Customize dialog.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>
>