Show or hide tab marks in Word

Turn the display of formatting marks on or off

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

You can set them to always show:

  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 Paragraph Show / Hide button in Word button is turned on or off. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed.
    Always show or hide formatting symbols