Are you seeing weird paragraph marks and other formatting marks in your Word document? Here’s how you can show or hide them.
Have you ever faced a situation where you are working on a Word document or opened an existing Word document and found that it is filled with paragraph marks and other weird formatting marks? While these marks look useless and make the entire document look messy, they are pretty useful in certain circumstances. For example, to spot extra spaces, check alignment issues, find hidden breaks, fix bullet point spacing, etc.
That being said, seeing these formatting marks when you don’t expect them can cause a lot of stress, especially if you don’t know how to hide them. In this quick and easy guide, I will guide you through the steps to show or hide the paragraph and formatting marks in any Word document. Let’s get started.
Keyboard Shortcut to Show or Hide Paragraph and Formatting Marks in Word
First, open the Word document with formatting marks.
To quickly toggle (show or hide) the paragraph marks and formatting marks, press the “Ctrl + Shift + 8” keyboard shortcut. As soon as you press, the marks will either disappear or appear depending on their current status.
Show or Hide Paragraph and Formatting Marks in Word Using the Ribbon Menu
As an alternative, you can also toggle formatting marks from the ribbon menu. Here’s how:
First, open the Word document with formatting marks. Next, go to the “Home” tab on the top ribbon menu and click the formatting icon (¶) in the “Paragraph” section.
As soon as you click the option, Word toggles the paragraph and formatting marks.
That is all. It is that simple to show or hide the formatting symbols in any Word document. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.
