Hidden text paragraphs impact format of the following non hidden paragraph

Patrick Bourdon 40 Reputation points
2026-08-09T13:04:54.0433333+00:00

I just ask the same question but the answer by AI was wrong. So I ask again.

My initial question:

  • I am a teacher an I am been using hidden text for long to include answers in homework or assessments for students. This way, I include the exam questions and the answers in the same document. By choosing whether or not to display hidden characters and hidden paragraphs, I can easily generate the exam questions and the answer key as PDF files.
  • For some time now, the exam questions (where hidden characters do not appear) are not formatted correctly.
  • After some tests, the reason is as follows: If a non-hidden paragraph is preceded by one or more hidden paragraphs (whose paragraph marks are hidden), then the indentation values of the non-hidden paragraph are altered. The indentation values then become those of the first hidden paragraph following the last preceding non-hidden paragraph.

The AI answer: The version/update 2602 fixed the issue.

My new question:

  • Maybe there was some change with 2602 but this doesn't solve the issue.
  • My MS Office version is up-to-date and is 2607. The issue I reported above is NOT fixed.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows

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