Show & Hide Formatting Marks / Hidden Strange Symbols In Word

Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline Last Updated: May 18, 2022

Software: Office 2010, 2013 & 2016 | Last modified on 2018-06-18

A few quick steps to configuring the show/hide formatting marks button.

[Solution 1] Show or hide formatting marks


  1. Open Word.
  2. Open the File tab and click Options.
  3. Select Display and under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, tick the options you wish to display.
  4. Select OK to save the new settings.

[Solution 2] Turn off squiggly lines


  1. Open Word.
  2. Open the File tab and click Options.
  3. Select Proofing and under When correcting spelling and grammar in Word, clear the check boxes for the items that you want to turn off.
  4. Select OK to save the new settings.

Ernest Cline
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ERNEST CLINE is a novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. His first novel, Ready Player One, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, appeared on numerous “best of the year” lists, and is set to be adapted into a motion picture by Warner Bros. and director Steven Spielberg. His second novel, ARMADA, debuted at #4 on the NYT Bestseller list and is being made into a film by Universal Pictures. Ernie lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.


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