Hidden Text

[tyler]

Hello, I am using Word 2010 to create exams and have been using the hidden text function to reference where my answers are from. However, when I go to hide the text, the formatting becomes a mess as everything shifts up to compensate for the hidden text and over the course of a long exam this is quite the hassle to go back and re add in the spaces everywhere. Is there a way to still have hidden text but to keep its alotted blank space once it is hidden instead of totally removing the line.

Much Appreciated.

[Charles Kenyon]

You could put the hidden text in table cells of fixed height or text boxes. I would recommend tables. Neither tables nor text boxes need to have borders.

Tables

[tyler]

The hidden text within the tables appears to be shrinking still because i have 3 questions a page prior to hiding and then once hidden i have 3.5 questions per page which is no good. I have the table set to a specific height and width. Not sure if there is any other solutions.

[Charles Kenyon]

Table Cell set to specific height. That is, the cell that holds your hidden text. Somehow your hidden text is expanding the cell containing it when displayed.