Formatting problem I guess?

[Racn88]

I was typing, saved my doc and when I went back to open it something had
happened. I've removed Word and installed it again, still having the same
problem. At the beginning and end of sentences I have a paragraph sign and
between each word I have dots. I'm sure this is something very simple but
I've spent hours trying to figure it out. Any ideas?? Thanks

 

[Racn88]

I should have told you, it is Microsoft Office 2000 and the text does not
copy in that format to a doc that isn't word.... like on this message board,
it copies "normal." Thanks for your help in advance

 

[Jay Freedman]

I was typing, saved my doc and when I went back to open it something had
happened. I've removed Word and installed it again, still having the same
problem. At the beginning and end of sentences I have a paragraph sign and
between each word I have dots. I'm sure this is something very simple but
I've spent hours trying to figure it out. Any ideas?? Thanks

Look on the toolbar -- find the button with the paragraph mark ¶ on it -- click
it once to turn off the nonprinting characters you described. It's a toggle,
turning the characters on or off each time you click it.

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

 

[Racn88]

You are wonderful, thank you very much. I did not have that on my toolbar,
so I would have never found it! I added it though

 

[grammatim]

You probably turned on the non-printing characters by typing Ctrl-*.

BTW reinstalling Word almost never solves anything.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It is on the Standard toolbar by default. If you are displaying the Standard
and Formatting toolbars on a single row and have never used this button, it
may very well have been hidden.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org