Each time you press the Space bar, the Tab key, or the Return key, or add a column, section, or page break, AppleWorks inserts a formatting character in the document. Documents are set not to show these formatting characters on the screen, but you can make them visible. Formatting characters don't print even when they are visible onscreen.

To show formatting characters:

1	Choose Preferences from the Edit menu, then choose General from the submenu.
2	If necessary, choose Text from the Topic pop-up menu.
3	In the Options area, select Show Invisibles.
	Note: To set this option for all documents, click Make Default.

	When you press or choose		This formatting character appears
	The Space bar or Option-Space (Option-Space creates a nonbreaking space)
	Tab
	Return
	Shift-Return (creates a line break in the middle of a paragraph)
	Insert Page Break from the Format menu
	Insert Column Break from the Format menu
	Insert Section Break from the Format menu

Related topics

	Formatting word-processing documents
	Formatting paragraphs
	Finding and changing specific text
	Setting preferences