You may not always want to show all these (potentially distracting) symbols on screen, so Word 2010 offers an option to always show only some of them, as explained below: Always show (some) formatting symbols (In other words, press the Ctrl key, Shift key, and the number 8 simultaneously.) Tip: if you often find yourself hiding and showing paragraph symbols and other formatting marks as you write your papers, Word 2010 offers a convenient keyboard shortcut press the Ctrl+* keystroke to toggle on/off. If the button shows that it is turned on, but nothing happens (assuming that your document contains some text), please see the next section - it probably just means that some marks have been disabled! Under the ' Paragraph' tab grouping, you'll see a button with the paragraph sign on it, as shown below click on it:Īs soon as you do, Word 2010 will 'highlight' the button's background to indicate that the feature is currently enabled, and you'll see formatting marks and paragraph symbols throughout your document. To show these symbols in your document, look at the ribbon ('toolbar') at the top of the Microsoft Word window, and make sure that the ' Home' tab is selected.
