Toggle Word Formatting Marks
Objective / Student Outcome
Students can recover from enabling format marks such as paragraph, spaces, and tabs in Word with an accidental key press.
Date Last Tested
10-24-2025
Screen Reader(s)
- JAWS
- NVDA
- Narrator
- Fusion
- ZoomText
Product Developer
Microsoft
Skill Level
Beginner
Operating System
Windows
Application Category (Windows)
Productivity and Office
Productivity and Office
Microsoft Word
Conceptual Instructions
Press CTRL-SHIFT-NUMBER ROW 8 to toggle formatting marks.
Cookbook Instructions
Press CTRL-SHIFT-NUMBER ROW 8 to toggle formatting marks.
Trainer Notes
this is an easy key bind to accidentally press. i teach it pre-emptively to avoid student confusion.
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