How to Hide Paragraph Marks With InDesign

As you edit the text in an InDesign document, a variety of nonprinting characters are inserted to represent tabs, paragraph breaks and other formatting actions. You can use these characters to quickly tell why a portion of the document is formatted the way it is. If these characters aren't helpful to you, hide them and prevent them from being displayed in the document. You can hide characters in both the layout and story editor windows.

Instructions

Layout Window

1. Open your Document in InDesign.

2. Click the "Type" menu.

3. Uncheck "Show Hidden Characters."

Story Editor Window

1. Open your document in InDesign and open Story Editor by clicking the "Edit" menu and selecting "Edit In Story Editor."

2. Click the "View" menu, and then click "Story Editor."

3. Select "Hide Paragraph Break Marks."

References

• Adobe Help: View Hidden Characters
• Adobe Help: Use the Story Editor

Resources

• Adobe: InDesign