How to Use WPS Paragraph Mark on Windows

Use Paragraph Mark with 4 how-to topics, all available without membership; start from the How-to Index and follow the steps for the task you need.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Show or Hide Paragraph Marks

Feature entry: Home → Show/Hide Editing Marks → Show/Hide Paragraph Marks

1. Click the Home tab.
2. Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks drop-down menu.
3. Click Show/Hide Paragraph Marks.
4. When the option shows a check mark, paragraph marks appear in the document.
5. Click the option again to hide the paragraph marks.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Paragraph endings show or hide the ¶ symbol in the document.
• Next action: You can continue editing and review paragraph structure changes.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Opening the drop-down menu without selecting the specific option will not change the display state.

2. Show or Hide Paragraph Layout Buttons

Feature entry: Home → Show/Hide Editing Marks → Show/Hide Paragraph Layout Buttons

1. Click the Home tab.
2. Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks drop-down menu.
3. Click Show/Hide Paragraph Layout Buttons.
4. When the option shows a check mark, the paragraph layout buttons appear.
5. Click the option again to hide the paragraph layout buttons.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Paragraph layout buttons appear or disappear.
• Next action: You can continue checking paragraph-related layout controls.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: It is easy to confuse paragraph layout buttons with paragraph marks, so switch them by their exact menu names.

3. Show or Hide Paragraph Handle Buttons

Feature entry: Home → Show/Hide Editing Marks → Show/Hide Paragraph Handle Buttons

1. Click the Home tab.
2. Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks drop-down menu.
3. Click Show/Hide Paragraph Handle Buttons.
4. When the option shows a check mark, the paragraph handle buttons appear.
5. Click the option again to hide the paragraph handle buttons.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Paragraph handle buttons appear or disappear.
• Next action: You can continue identifying paragraph operation points and adjusting content.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the document is not open in the editing view first, the button change may be hard to notice.

4. Customize Displayed Mark Types

Feature entry: File → Options → View

1. Click the File menu in the upper-left corner.
2. Click Options.
3. Open the View tab.
4. In the Formatting Marks area, select the types you want to display, such as tabs, spaces, paragraph marks, hidden text, optional hyphens, and object positions.
5. Click OK to save the settings.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected formatting mark types are displayed according to your settings.
• Next action: You can return to the document and continue reviewing hidden formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you change the check boxes but do not click OK, the settings will not be saved.