How do you get rid of paragraph symbols in a word document?

[Guest]

I don't know what buttons I pushed to make this happen, but now whenever I
press the return button in a word document the "paragraph symbol" shows up.
Also, instead of spaces between words, a dash appears. How do I get rid of
this and get back to what I call normal format? Please Help!

 

[Guest]

What you're referring to are non-printing characters. Just click the pilcrow
(paragraph symbol) on your toolbar. Go to Tools|Options|View and deselect
the options under Formatting marks.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Click the ¶ button on the toolbar. (That's why it has that symbol, the same
as the paragraph mark...) See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

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[YStress]

Merely clicking the 'paragraph mark' does not always deselect this feature.
There are times you may need to go into Tools/Options/Formatting Marks &
deselect the check box next to paragraph.

Careful not to assume Jay Freedman

Shari

 

[Thanks Carol, you have restoredmy sanity]

What you're referring to are non-printing characters. Just click the pilcrow
(paragraph symbol) on your toolbar. Go to Tools|Options|View and deselect
the options under Formatting marks.