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What does this symbol mean >>¶ (in red)?

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Suzy

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Aug 21, 2009, 2:02:02 PM8/21/09
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I am working on a document that has this coding in red. What does it mean?

Stefan Blom

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Aug 21, 2009, 2:12:04 PM8/21/09
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� is a paragraph mark, which indicates that you have nonprinting marks
displayed. You can hide them by pressing the � (Show/Hide) button on the
Standard toolbar (Word 2003) or on the ribbon (Word 2007).

Text in red could indicate that someone inadvertently formatted the text in
red color. However, if inserted text is underlined and deleted text is
marked with a strikethrough, it is likely that Track Changes has been turned
on. In Word 2007, you can turn it off by clicking Review tab | Track Changes
| Track Changes. Then click Accept | Accept All Changes in Document. For a
description of similar commands in Word 2003, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 21, 2009, 3:03:55 PM8/21/09
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Another possibility that has been reported here is that a Hidden paragraph
mark has been formatted as red as a more striking visual indicator that it
is Hidden.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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>� is a paragraph mark, which indicates that you have nonprinting marks
>displayed. You can hide them by pressing the � (Show/Hide) button on the

Stefan Blom

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Aug 22, 2009, 9:14:30 AM8/22/09
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Hmm, I believe combining hidden and red like that has been discussed earlier
in the newsgroups (it could be years ago). It's not a bad idea, assuming
that everyone who edits a document is aware of it, of course!

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Microsoft Word MVP

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> Another possibility that has been reported here is that a Hidden paragraph
> mark has been formatted as red as a more striking visual indicator that it
> is Hidden.
>
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Stefan Blom" <Stefa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uWRTProI...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>� is a paragraph mark, which indicates that you have nonprinting marks
>>displayed. You can hide them by pressing the � (Show/Hide) button on the

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