Show or hide tab marks in word

Turn the display of formatting marks on or off

The Show/Hide button turns hidden characters like spaces, paragraph markers, or tab marks on and off.

You can set them to always show:

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1. Go to File > Options > Display.

2. Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.

   

1. Go to File > Help > Options > Display.

2. Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.

   

1. Go to Word > Preferences > View.

2. Under Show Non-Printing Characters, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.