How to show or hide Formatting Marks in Word

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Formatting marks are special characters that are hidden by default that affect how text is displayed in a Microsoft Word document; its purpose is to reveal spaces, tabs, and paragraph breaks in your certificate. The formatting tab is unprintable; if any of the formatting marks are turned on in Give-and-take, information technology displays hidden characters such as Tab characters, Spaces, Paragraphs marks, Hidden text, Optional hyphens, Object anchors, and y'all tin can choose to show all formatting marks.

How to show or hide Formatting Marks in Word

Follow the steps below to show and hide formatting marks in Word:

To evidence the formatting marks, click the File tab
Click Options on the backstage view
A Give-and-take Options dialog box volition open up
Click Display on the left pane.
Under the section "Always bear witness these formatting marks on screen," y'all can enable 1 or more formatting marks if desired past checking the checkboxes.
Yous can also click the checkbox for Show all formatting marks to brandish all formatting marks.
And so click OK.
To hide the formatting marks follow the same procedure above and uncheck the formatting mark or marks you accept enabled, then click OK.

Permit us see this in detail.

To show the formatting marks, click the File tab.

Click Options on the backstage view.

A Word Options dialog box will open

Click Display on the left pane.

Nether the department "Ever show these formatting marks on screen," y'all can enable i or more formatting marks if desired by checking the checkboxes.

Y'all tin also click the checkbox for Show all formatting marks to display all formatting marks.

So click OK.

To hide the formatting marks follow the same process in a higher place and uncheck the formatting mark or marks yous have enabled, then click OK.

Which button do you press to show non-printing characters formatting marks and breaks?

Y'all can open up the Paragraph marks a formatting mark past using combination keys Ctrl + Shift + 8, and you will run across the Paragraph mark symbol displayed on your screen. The formatting mark follows whatever new paragraph in a document.

Which hidden formatting symbol represents a space?

Each formatting mark has a purpose to your Word certificate. The hidden formatting symbol that represents a space is a small blackness dot. The dot volition appear in the document when there is a space.

Nosotros hope this tutorial helps you lot understand how to evidence and hide formatting marks in Word; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.

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