Select the marks you want to show in the document. Is there a comprehensive list somewhere that I could print off that gives the meanings of all of the markings used in Word You need a subscription to comment. I know what a lot of the formatting marks mean in Word, XP but I frequently run across ones that mean nothing to me. Click on the Options icon at the bottom right of the drop down menu. List of meanings of Word formatting marks. Click Writer at the top left of your screen to open the drop down menu. You can also go to Options to choose which formatting marks you want to show. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Select Formatting marks to show in document. Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. (File> Word Options>Display>Check/Uncheck Show These Formatting Marks )

We may show/hide the non-printing character.

In tables you will see one additional character, the universal monetary symbol (¤), which displays variously at various point sizes and magnifications but upon close inspection is seen to be a circle with four lines radiating from the corners More accurately control the look of your document and what it contains. In addition to the formatting marks, the video illustrates how the option Text boundaries works.In Word 2003, Word 2007 and Word 2010, you can turn on text boundaries to have dotted lines shown around margins.This is very useful for layout purposes. You can quickly tell, for instance, when you have inserted two spaces between words or added an extra carriage return. Clear any check boxes for ones you don't want always displayed. Press with right mouse button on on an axis. The chart above shows only major tick marks and the chart below displays both major and minor tick marks on both the x-axis and y-axis. As far as I know, the non printing character is much easier to understand spacing when the characters are displayed. Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select the check box for each formatting mark that you always want to display regardless if the Show/Hide button is turned on or off. The image above shows tick mars in a line chart, there are two types of tick marks, major and minor tick marks.

Chart of word formatting marks