How do I turn off the characters showing spaces, returns, & tabs

[Guest]

I hit something the other day in Word and now it shows everytime I space,
return, or tab with all these little dots and arrows, etc... What did I do
and how do I undo it???
Confused!!!

 

[Jay Freedman]

Click the ¶ button on the toolbar. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm

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Jay Freedman
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[CyberTaz]

What you are seeing are non-printing characters which you will come to
appreciate as you learn more about the use of Word. They are indispensable
for effectively editing, revising & formatting documents - although they can
be a bit distracting until you learn to work with them.

Have a look at:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm

For detailed information. In the meanwhile just click the ¶ (Show/Hide)
button on the Standard Toolbar to toggle them on/off.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I started using Word when it was on DOS. Maybe that's why I am just so
accustomed to them. I can no longer work on a Word or Publisher document
without them.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]