The Show/Hide ¶ button (which I assume is the one you mean) toggles between
display of *all* nonprinting characters and those that are explicitly
checked on the View tab of Tools | Options. Make sure that none of the boxes
are checked.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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