The first step to quality formatting is to get an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes. Microsoft Word has a number of hidden formatting marks that indicate the position and kind of spaces, paragraph breaks, page breaks, and so forth. Showing this hidden information is often a great help, when it comes to discover problems with document formatting.

Show Hidden Formatting Marks

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Show/Hide Show/Hide Formatting Marks.

See Also

Formatting Guidelines