How do I remove the inverted P symbol that appears in my Word document? all words are then separated by dots ?

Question

Sometimes, I hit some key by mistake and I notice my Word document has changed! All words are separated by dots (periods) e.g.:

this.is.a.simple.example. The inverted P symbol occurs at different places. How do I undo my mistake and remove the inverted P, dots, enter arrow symbol, etc??

Answer 1

There's a paragraph key that you've pressed. It's up in your toolbar somewhere. Or you can go to View>Normal.

Try that.  

Answer 2

These symbols (called formatting marks) represent the invisible characters (such as page breaks and spaces) on your screen.  To get rid of it press Ctrl+shift+8.

Answer 3

the paragraph button at top of screen or in view/layout

Answer 4

The same symbol should be on your tool bar. Simply click it, and all of the "dots" will go away.  

Answer 5

You need to go to the MENU item FORMAT

once there you need to select PARAGRAPH

Inside that pop-up screen menu there is an option to display editing marks or it might be formatting tools.  Make sure it is deselected.