Gloria from San Antonio writes:
I was looking over my husband’s medical file that I keep and noticed that somehow paragraph signs had been inserted all over this record. Can you tell me how to remove these?
It’s most likely a simple keystroke or click of the mouse that’s caused the issue. I’m not sure which word processing program you are using, but here’s what to look for in Word. Look for the paragraph symbol up at the top. Click on that and see if the paragraph symbols disappear.
Pressing Ctrl + * can also turn the paragraph symbols off and on.
~ Cynthia
Gloria may not realize that the presence of these marks (and others) can be very helpful in proofreading a document and even if she sees them on the screen, they will not show up on a printed copy. She may have inadvertently changed the view setting to suddenly start seeing this. I personally find it very helpful to have all formatting marks show as I type.