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If you are working on a Word document with complex formatting, sometimes you need to see the hidden characters and unseen workings. It helps figure out Word’s secrets or what’s going on when the layout doesn’t behave. That’s where ‘Show All’ becomes essential.
To display specific non-printing characters, click the “File” tab. On the backstage screen, click “Options” in the list of items on the left. On the “Word Options” dialog box, click “Display” in the list of items on the left.
To show or hide specific nonprintable symbols, do the following: 1. On the File tab, click the Options button: 2. In the Word Options dialog box, open the Display tab and then check or uncheck options as you like: See A perfect text alignment using tabs and Setting tabs using the Tabs dialog box.
In addition to searching and replacing text, Word lets you search for special characters---tabs, indents, paragraph marks, and so on---and then replace them with other special characters. This can be handy for quick and easy changes which would typically take you a bit more time to do manually.
Learn how to insert special characters in Microsoft Word using the Symbol dialog box, keyboard shortcuts, and AutoCorrect.
View special characters and formatting codes in Word. Sometimes Word will just format things oddly and it’s not really clear what is going on. Seeing the formatting codes will really help. 1. Go into the Format menu. 2. Click Reveal Formatting. 3. Under options in the Reveal Formatting window, select the Show all formatting marks check box.
Nonprinting characters are a great boon when you are editing a document. Turn them on and you can easily see what characters make up your text. Here's how you can control which of the nonprinting characters Word displays.
This tutorial shows three ways to find and replace special characters in Microsoft Word: 1. Enter special characters directly into the Find and Replace dialog box. 2. Select special characters from within the Find and Replace dialog box. 3. Use keyboard shortcuts or caret codes.
Keyboard Shortcut: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+8 to quickly show or hide non-printing characters. Customize View: Go to File > Options > Display to choose which non-printing characters you want to see. Identify Issues: Non-printing characters help you spot formatting issues like extra spaces or tabs.
But what if you need symbols or special characters that aren’t on your keyboard? Well, in Microsoft Word, you have three main options: Use the Symbol menu. Learn some ASCII codes. Use Microsoft Word’s special character shortcuts. In the rest of this post, we’ll look at how to do each of these in your writing.