How do i get rid of this weird symbol at the end of each line

[Rcdracer]

It looks like a weird backwards "P" and it only shows up when i hit enter and
instead of there being a space when i hit the space bar it puts a dot.

 

[Jay Freedman]

It looks like a weird backwards "P" and it only shows up when i hit
enter and instead of there being a space when i hit the space bar it
puts a dot.

I'm fascinated by the number of people who don't associate the ¶ symbol on
the document (which is a paragraph mark) with the ¶ button on the toolbar.
Click that button, which turns the marks on and off. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm to find out what
all the marks are for.

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[grammatim]

But then don't come back complaining that Word keeps printing an extra
page at the end of your document -- by far the most common reason for
that is that a bunch of empty paragraphs have collected at the end of
the document, spilling over onto a new page.

It makes sense always to have Paragraph Marks and Tabs showing (you
turn each category on/off in Options, which is in different places in
different versions).

 

[RobG]

It makes sense always to have Paragraph Marks and Tabs showing

I disagree. Turn them on from time to time as required, but editing
or reading with them turned on is a pain. It would be nice if there
was an option to change their colour so they could be change to
something less obtrusive - say to a pale pink or blue (as in WordPro)
- but there isn't.

 

[grammatim]

I disagree.  Turn them on from time to time as required, but editing
or reading with them turned on is a pain.  It would be nice if there
was an option to change their colour so they could be change to
something less obtrusive - say to a pale pink or blue (as in WordPro)
- but there isn't.

If they're always on, situations where it would be "required" to do so
wouldn't arise.

It's often _very_ important to know whether your indent is a true
paragraph indent or a tab.

A 50% color would indeed be an improvement.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Mac versions they are in fact grey. I agree this would probably be an
improvement (but perhaps even more confusing to users?).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

I disagree. Turn them on from time to time as required, but editing
or reading with them turned on is a pain. It would be nice if there
was an option to change their colour so they could be change to
something less obtrusive - say to a pale pink or blue (as in WordPro)
- but there isn't.

If they're always on, situations where it would be "required" to do so
wouldn't arise.

It's often _very_ important to know whether your indent is a true
paragraph indent or a tab.

A 50% color would indeed be an improvement.