Allowing users to display and hide conditional formatting

The Conditional Formatting icon on the toolbar allows users to turn conditional formatting on and off for the entire document. By default, the icon is disabled, as is the Show Conditional Formatting option on the Document Properties dialog box. Disabling them can be useful if users should not see certain sections of the document that are displayed or hidden based on conditional formatting. However, you may want users to be able to switch conditional formatting on and off.

The procedure below describes how to enable the Conditional Formatting icon and the Show Conditional Formatting option for users. Users can then show and hide all the conditional formatting in the document.

To enable the Conditional Formatting icon

1. Open the document in the Document Editor. (How?)

2. From the Format menu, choose Conditional Formatting. The Conditional Formatting dialog box opens.

   You can also right-click an object in the layout area and select Conditional Formatting.

3. Select the Allow user to display and hide conditional formatting check box.

4. Click OK to return to the document.

Related Topics

• Formatting conditional data in documents

• Showing and hiding conditional formatting

• Disabling a conditional format to hide it

• Enabling a conditional format to display it

• Preventing users from displaying and hiding conditional formatting

• Showing all conditional formatting in a document

• Hiding all conditional formatting in a document