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what does the empty square mean that is shown in Word at the beginning of a sentence when clicking on pilcrow?










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  • If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
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  • Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
    – CJ Dodaro
    Dec 3 at 21:16








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  • How many of these squares are in the document?
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    Can you provide an image of what you're seeing?
    – LPChip
    Dec 3 at 20:31










  • If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
    – thepip3r
    Dec 3 at 21:15










  • Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
    – CJ Dodaro
    Dec 3 at 21:16








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    Please include requested information as an edit to your question, not as a reply in the comments.
    – Twisty Impersonator
    Dec 3 at 21:40










  • How many of these squares are in the document?
    – Rich Michaels
    Dec 4 at 13:04














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    Can you provide an image of what you're seeing?
    – LPChip
    Dec 3 at 20:31










  • If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
    – thepip3r
    Dec 3 at 21:15










  • Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
    – CJ Dodaro
    Dec 3 at 21:16








  • 1




    Please include requested information as an edit to your question, not as a reply in the comments.
    – Twisty Impersonator
    Dec 3 at 21:40










  • How many of these squares are in the document?
    – Rich Michaels
    Dec 4 at 13:04














  • 4




    Can you provide an image of what you're seeing?
    – LPChip
    Dec 3 at 20:31










  • If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
    – thepip3r
    Dec 3 at 21:15










  • Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
    – CJ Dodaro
    Dec 3 at 21:16








  • 1




    Please include requested information as an edit to your question, not as a reply in the comments.
    – Twisty Impersonator
    Dec 3 at 21:40










  • How many of these squares are in the document?
    – Rich Michaels
    Dec 4 at 13:04








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Can you provide an image of what you're seeing?
– LPChip
Dec 3 at 20:31




Can you provide an image of what you're seeing?
– LPChip
Dec 3 at 20:31












If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
– thepip3r
Dec 3 at 21:15




If it's an empty vertically-oriented rectangle, that typically represents an unknown character.
– thepip3r
Dec 3 at 21:15












Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
– CJ Dodaro
Dec 3 at 21:16






Here you go:  Accrual System. There is an empty square in front of the word: Accrual. It will not print. It is a perfect square, not a rectangle.
– CJ Dodaro
Dec 3 at 21:16






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1




Please include requested information as an edit to your question, not as a reply in the comments.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 3 at 21:40




Please include requested information as an edit to your question, not as a reply in the comments.
– Twisty Impersonator
Dec 3 at 21:40












How many of these squares are in the document?
– Rich Michaels
Dec 4 at 13:04




How many of these squares are in the document?
– Rich Michaels
Dec 4 at 13:04















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