How to show or hide tab characters in Word?
Tab character shown as in document, and users can use it for spacing in document. This tutorial will show you the way to show or hide tab characters in Word document.
Note: Tab character is the mark input by the Tab key on the keyboard.
Show or hide tab characters using Word Options
Show or hide tab characters with Kutools for Word
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Show or hide tab characters using Word Options
Step 1: click File > Options.
Step 2: click Display, and check or uncheck Tab characters in Always show these formatting marks on the screen section to show or hide the tab characters of document
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Show or hide tab characters with Kutools for Word
Users of Word can quickly show or hide tab characters by Kutools for Word.
1. Please apply the utility by clicking Enterprise > Display Settings. See screenshort:
2. Check or uncheck the Tab Characters check box in the Display Setting dialog to show or hide the tab characters. See screenshot:
You can see the result as shown as below:
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For more information, please visit our Quickly show / hide or toggle formatting marks in Word page.
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