This is also the place in the document where you pressed Enter or Return on your keyboard. After this sign, Word starts new paragraph and puts text cursor in new line. Paragraph mark ( ¶ ) or pilcrow represents the end of the paragraph or paragraph break. Let’s me introduce you to the most common ones and what are they used for:ĭots are formatting marks for Spaces and each dot represents position in text where you pressed Space Bar on your keyboard. There are many formatting, or sometimes called non-printing, marks in Word. On the left, under Always show these formatting marks on the screen choose what formatting marks you want to be visible even after turning the button off. Where to choose which formatting mark stay on or off after pressing the ¶ button?ģ.
Do not get me wrong as this has nothing to do with grammar, style or spelling. One of the essential rules for effectively creating documents in Word is to write correctly.