The Show/Hide ΒΆ button (which I assume is the one you mean) toggles between
display of *all* nonprinting characters and those that are explicitly
checked on the View tab of Tools | Options. Make sure that none of the boxes
are checked.
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"cilla" wrote in message
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I use microsoft word 2000 premium edition and my hide and show button is
not
working can anyone suggest what is causing this to happen