How to Show Hidden Edit Markup in WPS on Windows

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How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Show or hide editing marks

Feature entry: Home tab → Show/Hide Editing Marks drop-down menu

1. Open the document that you want to edit.
2. Click the Show/Hide Editing Marks drop-down menu on the Home tab.
3. After it is turned on, paragraph marks, spaces, tabs, and other formatting marks appear in the document.
4. Click the same entry again to hide these marks.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Paragraph marks, spaces, tabs, and similar symbols are shown or hidden in the document.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing, proofreading, or adjusting document formatting.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Changing the display state does not change the actual document content.
• Environment note: This action should be performed in the WPS Writer editing interface.

2. Customize displayed mark types

Feature entry: File menu → Options → View

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

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected mark types appear in the document according to your settings.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting other view settings or return to document editing.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not click OK, the changes are not saved.
• Environment note: Different documents may show different mark types depending on their content.