Why do arrows appear when I press tab?

[Guest]

This appears to be some sort of automatic setting, but I just cannot figure
out how to turn it off. When I press tab in a document, arrows appear, and
although they do not print, their presence on the screen is annoying. Any
help would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Go to 'Tools' then 'Options' and uncheck the 'Tab Characters' box under the
'Formatting marks' group.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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