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To display or hide formatting marks (e.g., spaces, tabs, and paragraphbreaks) in a Microsoft Word document:
Aug 27, 2011 How do I get rid of these little blue pargraph symbols? Click the ¶ button in the Paragraph section of the Home tab. But if you want to turn off just the other characters, here's how: In Word 2008. Click the round Office button in the upper-left corner of the window. Click the Word. Have you ever opened up a Word document to find it full of paragraph marks and other symbols? If you’re editing the doc or troubleshooting a formatting issue, you may find this view especially useful.
Word for Windows
- In Word 2010, on the File tab, click Options. InWord 2007, from the Office Button menu, select WordOptions near the bottom right corner of the menu.
- Select Display from the listing at the left.
- In the section titled 'Always show these formatting marks on thescreen', check or uncheck the appropriate boxes to view the marks ofyour choice. To show or hide them all, select Show all formatting marks.
- To save your changes, click OK.
Word for Mac OS X
- From the Word menu, select Preferences....
- Select View.
- In the section titled 'Nonprinting characters', check or uncheckthe appropriate boxes to view the marks of your choice. CheckAll to see all formatting marks.
- To save your changes, click OK.
Find Paragraph Mark In Word
You can also toggle between displaying and hiding formattingmarks. To do so:
How To Hide Paragraph Marks In Word Mac
- In Word for Windows, on the Home tab, in the Paragraphgroup, click the paragraph icon.
- In Word for Mac OS X, click the paragraph icon in the Standardtoolbar. If you don't see the icon, from the View menu,choose Toolbars, and then check Standard.