These "crop marks" are usually the result of an East Asian language enabled
in your Word application.

Go to StartAll ProgramsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office ToolsMicrosoft
Office (Your version) Language settings and disable any enabled East Asian
languages.

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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
A Peer in Peer to Peer Support

okate wrote:
How do I get rid of 1/2 squares in each corner of new and old word
documents? Can someone help please?