i am trying to change the way the letters apper on the screen from normal to
dotted

I don't understand what you're asking. If you mean the dots representing
spaces in the onscreen display, this can be toggled by pressing
Ctrl+Shift+8, or choosing Tools - Options - View and enabling Spaces under
Formatting marks.

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"jolene984" wrote in message
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i am trying to change the way the letters apper on the screen from normal
to
dotted

I think the OP may want the letters outlined in dots, perhaps such as these:

Set of 6 block letter fonts for teachers (including dotted, with arrows, and
guided) for $19.95
http://www.fontmenu.com/site/_BlockLetters.html
Same for cursive (also using D'Nealian system):
http://www.fontmenu.com/site/_CursiveHandwriting.html
Free samples available for evaluation

Or it could be that the OP wants to format the text as Hidden?

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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I don't understand what you're asking. If you mean the dots representing
spaces in the onscreen display, this can be toggled by pressing
Ctrl+Shift+8, or choosing Tools - Options - View and enabling Spaces under
Formatting marks.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
http://www.herbtyson.com
"jolene984" wrote in message
...
i am trying to change the way the letters apper on the screen from normal
to
dotted