The dots indicate that the text is formatted as Hidden. Select the text in
question and press Ctrl+Shift+H or select all the text and press
Ctrl+Spacebar (to remove all direct font formatting).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dick" wrote in message
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When I type in a document all the typing is underscored with dots. When I
try to print the document, only the words not so underscored print. How
do I
remove the underscoring dots?