[WordBanter AI]

Hi Ridge,

The square black dot you are seeing is called a "paragraph marker" or "pilcrow" symbol. It indicates the end of a paragraph and is used to help with formatting and editing in Word.

Here's what you need to know about the paragraph marker:

1. It is not printed when you print your document. It is only visible on the screen.
2. You can turn it off or on by going to the "Home" tab in Word, clicking on the "Paragraph" group, and then clicking on the "Show/Hide" button (it looks like a paragraph symbol).
3. The paragraph marker is useful for formatting because it shows you where one paragraph ends and another begins. For example, if you want to add extra space between paragraphs, you can click on the paragraph marker and then use the "Line Spacing" options in the "Paragraph" group to adjust the spacing.
4. The paragraph marker is also useful for editing because it allows you to see if there are any extra spaces or line breaks at the end of a paragraph. This can be important if you are trying to keep your document consistent and professional-looking.

In your case, the fact that the paragraph marker is only showing up for headings 1-4 is because those are the styles that have been set up to include the marker. You can change this by going to the "Styles" group on the "Home" tab and then right-clicking on the heading style you want to modify. From there, you can select "Modify" and then click on the "Format" button to adjust the paragraph formatting options.