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Nina Marie - 15 Dec 2007 16:28 GMT

m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't see.
Possibly paragraph symbol and also dots showing in between each word I type.
Did not change anything myself.

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neo [mvp outlook] - 15 Dec 2007 17:05 GMT

Sounds like you have formatting marks turn on in Word. (Its Tools > Options

> View tab assume you are using <= Office 2003)

>m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't see.
> Possibly paragraph symbol and also dots showing in between each word I
> type.
> Did not change anything myself.

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Nina Marie - 15 Dec 2007 19:41 GMT

Am using Office 2007 and went to Word>options>display> and all are unchecked
in area "Always show these formatiing marks on screen". The paragraph
symobol is there what I see on my forwardes and replys but it is not checked.
At least I know what it is. Any other ideas? Could this have started with
Tuesday's Office updates from Microsoft this week? Started Wed. or Thurs.

> Sounds like you have formatting marks turn on in Word. (Its Tools > Options
> > View tab assume you are using <= Office 2003)
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> > type.
> > Did not change anything myself.

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F. H. Muffman - 15 Dec 2007 20:05 GMT

>> >m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't
>> >see.
>> > Possibly paragraph symbol and also dots showing in between each word I
>> > type.
>> > Did not change anything myself.

>> Sounds like you have formatting marks turn on in Word. (Its Tools >
>> Options
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> At least I know what it is. Any other ideas? Could this have started with
> Tuesday's Office updates from Microsoft this week? Started Wed. or Thurs.

Do they go away if you hit Control - Shift - 8?

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Nina Marie - 15 Dec 2007 20:24 GMT

YES!!! Thanks so much. It took pressing few times and for a while after the
symbols were flashing but it did stop. What caused this?

> >> >m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't
> >> >see.
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>
> Do they go away if you hit Control - Shift - 8?

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F. H. Muffman - 16 Dec 2007 05:08 GMT

>> >> >m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't
>> >> >see.
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>>
>> Do they go away if you hit Control - Shift - 8?

> YES!!! Thanks so much. It took pressing few times and for a while after
> the
> symbols were flashing but it did stop. What caused this?

No idea. Most common reason I can think of is accidentally hitting
control-shift-8 in the first place.

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Nina Marie - 18 Dec 2007 22:01 GMT

> >> >> >m getting strange symbols in my replies and forwards but others don't
> >> >> >see.
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> No idea. Most common reason I can think of is accidentally hitting
> control-shift-8 in the first place.

Found out how they start showing are when compose new mail>format
text>paragraph symbols show/hide are down there. Have no idea how I could
have gotten down there but f.h really helped me to start. Just wanted to
folow up and say thanks.

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