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Default Light gray square brackets appearing in MS Word docs

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray square
brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2. They don't look like
field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea what they are and how to
remove them?
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Are they editing marks?
Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks from the Standard toolbar.

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"bboeri" wrote:

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray square
brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2. They don't look like
field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea what they are and how to
remove them?

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If you mean the show/hide paragraph marks (the little reverse "p" paragraph
symbol), then that has no effect. I do not know what "Show/Hide Editing
Marks" are if they are not that. I do not see them in the Tools Options
(Edit or View) options either.

"Xero" wrote:

Are they editing marks?
Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks from the Standard toolbar.

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"bboeri" wrote:

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray square
brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2. They don't look like
field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea what they are and how to
remove them?

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Hi Bob,

The gray square brackets represent bookmarks. If you don't want to see them,
go to Tools Options View and uncheck the Bookmarks option.

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Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Bob Boeri wrote:
If you mean the show/hide paragraph marks (the little reverse "p"
paragraph symbol), then that has no effect. I do not know what
"Show/Hide Editing Marks" are if they are not that. I do not see them
in the Tools Options (Edit or View) options either.

"Xero" wrote:

Are they editing marks?
Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks from the Standard toolbar.

--
Xero

http://www.chezjeff.net
My personal web portal


"bboeri" wrote:

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray
square brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2.
They don't look like field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea
what they are and how to remove them?



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Bob Boeri
 
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Thank you Jay; that did it. I was afraid it was the sign of an impending
corruption in my document.

Now how the bookmarks got there is another mystery, but I'll just ignore them.

Thanks again!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Hi Bob,

The gray square brackets represent bookmarks. If you don't want to see them,
go to Tools Options View and uncheck the Bookmarks option.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Bob Boeri wrote:
If you mean the show/hide paragraph marks (the little reverse "p"
paragraph symbol), then that has no effect. I do not know what
"Show/Hide Editing Marks" are if they are not that. I do not see them
in the Tools Options (Edit or View) options either.

"Xero" wrote:

Are they editing marks?
Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks from the Standard toolbar.

--
Xero

http://www.chezjeff.net
My personal web portal


"bboeri" wrote:

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray
square brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2.
They don't look like field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea
what they are and how to remove them?






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Default Light gray square brackets appearing in MS Word docs

Hello...just wanted to thank you for explaining that so simply....it helped
me too!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Hi Bob,

The gray square brackets represent bookmarks. If you don't want to see them,
go to Tools Options View and uncheck the Bookmarks option.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Bob Boeri wrote:
If you mean the show/hide paragraph marks (the little reverse "p"
paragraph symbol), then that has no effect. I do not know what
"Show/Hide Editing Marks" are if they are not that. I do not see them
in the Tools Options (Edit or View) options either.

"Xero" wrote:

Are they editing marks?
Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks from the Standard toolbar.

--
Xero

http://www.chezjeff.net
My personal web portal


"bboeri" wrote:

I am getting occasional, random instances of pairs of light gray
square brackets around text, bullets, etc. in MS Word 2002 SP2.
They don't look like field codes, and I can't delete them. Any idea
what they are and how to remove them?




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Thumbs up Answer: Light gray square brackets appearing in MS Word docs

It sounds like you may have accidentally turned on the "Show Markup" feature in Word, which displays various formatting marks, including square brackets, in your document. Here's how to turn it off:
  1. Click on the "Review" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
  2. Look for the "Tracking" section and click on the "Show Markup" button.
  3. In the drop-down menu that appears, uncheck any boxes that are checked, such as "Comments" or "Formatting."
  4. If the square brackets are still visible, try clicking on the "Show/Hide" button in the "Paragraph" section of the "Home" tab. This will toggle the display of all formatting marks in your document, including the brackets.

If none of these steps work, it's possible that the brackets are part of a specific formatting style or template that you're using. In that case, you may need to modify the style or template to remove the brackets. Let me know if you need further assistance with that.
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