To fix these types of problems, you have to sometimes manually edit the formatting of the document. In Word, the text of the document is stored separately from the formatting. This is bad because it makes it harder to edit the formatting without losing any text.
To display formatting marks in a Word document, you first need to open the document in which you want to apply the formatting. Then, go to the Home tab and click the Paragraph button. In the Paragraph dialog box that opens, click the Format button and select one of the following options: Tabs: To format a paragraph with tabs, select the text you want to format and then click the Tab button. Spaces: To format a paragraph with spaces, select the text you want to format and then click the Spacebar. Paragraph Marks: To format a paragraph with paragraph marks, select the text you want to format and then click either of the twoparagraph mark buttons (the left-most or right-most). Hidden Text: To format text as hidden text, select it and then click either ofthe two Hide buttons (the left-most or right-most). Formatting marks can also be applied by clicking on one ofthe following icons on your toolbar: ..
Show Formatting Marks
There are two ways to show formatting or paragraph marks in Word: either using the button on the Paragraph ribbon or by going to Word – Options. The latter method will display the formatting marks all the time for all documents. Using the button, you can toggle the display of the marks and it only affects currently opened documents. ..
To view the paragraph mark in Word, click on the Home tab in the ribbon and then click on the paragraph mark.
This is a text in Word with basic formatting.
If I click on the formatting button above, I’ll instantly see all of the formatting marks in the document. ..
The tabs at the top of the document are for switching between different sections of the document. The hidden text is underlined with a dotted line and the page break shows up at the bottom. If you want to display any particular formatting mark all the time, you can do that by clicking on File and then Options. ..
This is a formatting option that you can use to always have these formatting marks on the screen. ..
If you want to reveal all formatting marks in your document, you can choose the “Reveal all formatting marks” option from the bottom of the list. ..
Reveal Formatting
In addition to seeing the paragraph and formatting marks in a Word document, sometimes it’s useful to see what kind of formatting has been applied to text. This is similar to HTML and CSS, if you are familiar with those web protocols.
To reveal formatting in Word, use the following command: Shift + F1
With this tool, you can see all the formatting that was applied to a document or text, including the font, language, effects, and more. This is a great way to see what was used in order to produce a certain look for some text.
It’s also worth noting that the blue links in the dialog are clickable. So let’s say you want to change the font, just click on FONT and it’ll bring up the Font dialog.
There are a few ways to edit formatting in a Word document. The most common way to edit formatting is by using the Format Painter. This tool lets you change the font, color, and alignment of text. You can also change the spacing between words, and the margin between paragraphs.
