Need Help with Office Word 2003

[Dan Gould]

When writing in Word 2003, each time I hit the enter key it leaves what looks like an old fashioned editor's paragraph mark at the end of the line - you know, like a "P" but with two lines instead of one. It wasn't like this before, then out of the blue it started and I've never figured out how to switch it back.

A way to get rid of this annoyance is most appreciated.

[Hardbopjazz]

try this, press the

ctrl key and shift and *,

that should turn it off for you.

[mjzee]

I have Word 2003 for the Mac, but this should work with Windows as well:

Go to Preferences/View... Under the section "Nonprinting characters," "Paragraph marks" is probably checked. Those are the "P" but with two lines instead of one things you described. Uncheck this, and they should go away.

[Dan Gould]

Thanks guys, I ended up going to Format - > Reveal Format and there it was, Show All Formatting Marks was checked.

So glad that thing is gone! :blush2:

[A Lark Ascending]

There's a symbol at the top centre for 'show formatting'. Chances are you hit it by accident (I used to do that regularly!). Just click it to turn off/on:

[Dan Gould]

Mystery solved. Thanks, Bev!

[danasgoodstuff]

Glad your prob was fixed. Just be glad it's 2003 not 2007 - I think the decision to make dbl spacing the default and you have to go to Styles to fix it is right up there with 'new coke' as a stupid move.

[mjzee]

I miss WordPerfect...never got ported to the Mac.

[medjuck]

I hate Word but I'm afraid to try something else since everyone seems to use Word.

[JSngry]

May I suggest UP-grading to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-CsVToxnNI&feature=related