How to show or hide spaces in Word?
When working with Word documents, being able to see spaces can help you identify and correct extra spaces. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to easily show or hide spaces in Word, allowing you to customize your editing environment to suit your needs.
Show or hide spaces in Word using Word Options
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Show or hide spaces in Word using Word Options
- Click File > Options.
- Go to the Display tab and check or uncheck the Spaces option under the Always show these formatting marks on the screen section.
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Show or hide spaces in Word with Kutools
With Kutools for Word, users can quickly show or hide formatting marks such as spaces in a document.
- Click Kutools Plus > Display Settings.
- In the Display Settings dialog, check or uncheck the Spaces option to show or hide spaces.
The result will be as shown below:
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For more information, please visit our Quickly show / hide or toggle formatting marks in Word page.
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