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It is not unusual to use the highlighting tool to mark up a document for your own use. You may not, however, want the highlighting to print on your output. You can turn off the printing of highlighting by following these steps:
Figure 1. The display options of the Word Options dialog box.
The highlighting in your document should disappear. It is still there, but you have simply hidden it so it is not visible. You can now print your document, and the highlighting won't show. To again display the highlighting, follow the same steps but make sure the Show Highlighter Marks check box is selected.
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2018-02-28 03:23:41
Surendera M. Bhanot
Great Tip!!
Can we import it to QAB (Quick Access Bar) so as to use the icon as toggle point!!??
Thanks!!
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