I'm not sure what you're asking here. If you're referring to non-printing
characters (¶) listed in the "Always show these formatting marks on screen"
section, the setting is an application feature that need only be turned
on/off by clicking the button on the Home tab of the Ribbon (or keying
Ctrl+*). You need only have a check in the box for "Show All Formatting
Marks" - none of the others should be checked. Once the non-printing
characters are turned they remain turned on no matter what document you have
open. IOW, it isn't document-specific.
If you _do_ check the individual boxes, those respective formatting
characters remain displayed even if the ¶ button is clicked off. These
settings should also remain in effect until you change them. If you're
saying that the settings aren't being retained, it may be necessary to edit
a Registry Key, but I'll leave that to someone more knowledgeable on the
subject - it's a "Windows" thing:-)
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 10/23/07 8:28 AM, in article
, "AA2e72E"
wrote:
How can I make the settings in Word Options | Display | Always show these
formatting marks on the screen permanent i.e. appicable to all existing
documents that I open in future and applicable to documents I create in the
current and future instances of Word?
Thanks.