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Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Show highlighter marks

This policy setting controls highlighter marks.

If you enable this policy setting, highlighter marks, both on screen and when printing, will be shown.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, highlighter marks, both on screen and when printing, will be hidden.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Word 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 › Word Options › Display
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions
Value Nameshowhighlight
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions]
"showhighlight"=dword:00000001

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions]
"showhighlight"=dword:00000000

PowerShell

# Enable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions" -Name "showhighlight" -Value 1 -Type DWord

# Disable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions" -Name "showhighlight" -Value 0 -Type DWord