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WORDS UNDERLINED WITH PURPLE DOTS

 

 

THERE ARE PURPLE DOTS THAT UNDERLINE SOME OF THE WORDS.

I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN THEM, THEY DO NOT PRINT.

WHAT DO THEY MEAN, HOW DO YOU TURN THEM OFF.

SOMETIME I USE WORD SCREEN PRINTS LIKE I HAVE ATTACHED FOR PROJECTS. 

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To not view them, go to Tools > Options > View tab. In the show section turn off "Smart Tags"

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Purple dotted underlines

Smart tags (smart tags: Data recognized and labeled as a particular type. For example, a person's name or the name of a recent Microsoft Outlook e-mail message recipient is a type of data that can be recognized and labeled with a smart tag.) appear with purple dotted underlines beneath text. You can use smart tags to perform actions (actions: Tasks that can be performed by using smart tags. For example, adding a name to a Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder is one action that might be taken with a person name smart tag.) in Word that you'd normally open other programs to do.

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I see something unusual in my document

https://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/i-see-something-unusual-in-my-document-HP003089482.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/word/HP052704131033.aspx


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Last updated April 26, 2024 Views 9,380 Applies to: