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# Use conditional visibility in the updated Word add-in

> Reporting and data analysis: Use conditional visibility in the updated Word add-in. Generally available, GA 2026-10 (Microsoft 365 roadmap). Design document reports layouts with conditional visibility using the new HideIf logic control in the Word add-in. The control can use boolean fields in the dataset to handle visibility of the content inside.

[Microsoft 365 roadmap 573329](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=573329) · Reporting and data analysis · generally available · roadmap status "Launched", phase General Availability

## What Microsoft says

Design document reports layouts with conditional visibility using the new HideIf logic control in the Word add-in. The control can use boolean fields in the dataset to handle visibility of the content inside.

## Dates

- General availability: October CY2026 (2026 release wave 2)
- Public preview: not given
- On the roadmap since 2026-09-30, last changed 2026-09-30

## Covered by

Matched by Haiku among videos and Learn pages in the same galaxy system, checked against the roadmap ids and the evidence text. Every link below was reviewed by Opus.

### Videos

- [Episode 520: Reports, Dashboards, and Scorecards: A Complete Guide to Reporting in Business Central](../videos/fy96_jdL1PQ.md): Word Central addin for report layouts at [46:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy96_jdL1PQ&t=2817s)
- [What's new in Document Reporting: Word add-in (2026 release wave 2)](../videos/XLUAuUWtJDw.md): Hide-if logical control at [6:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLUAuUWtJDw&t=361s)

### Microsoft Learn

- [Design Word Layouts with the Business Central Add-in](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/ui-design-word-layouts-business-central-add-in)

Source: Microsoft 365 roadmap. Status words follow the roadmap.