in most Word processors Like Google Docs, you have printable and non-printable characters. Printable characters, such as text and numbers, are visible and easily recognizable in your document. On the other hand, non-printable characters are typically formatting features used to manage document layout. This is why non-printable characters often don't appear. However, with the new update to Google Docs, users can display non-printable characters in their documents. If you want to know which features in Google Docs count as non-printing characters and how you can display these non-printing characters in your document, read our guide to non-printing characters in Google Docs and how to display them.
The seven letters are not printable in Google Docs.
Google Docs contains seven (7) non-printing characters, most of which users are familiar with. They include:
Paragraph / Hard Break
To show division between blocks of text, a single line spacing and/or an indentation called a paragraph is often used. Starting a paragraph in Google Docs is similar to what you would do in other editors. Here's how:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs fileIf you have the Google Docs app, you can launch it and open your document.
Step 2: Type Text your on Google Docs board.
Step 3: To start a new paragraph, press the key. Enter On the keyboard to get a fixed paragraph.
Step 4: If you want to include space between paragraphs , highlight the paragraphs.
Step 5: Click the tab Coordinate On tape Google Docs.
Step 6: Click an option Line and paragraph spacing.
Step 7: Click Add space before paragraph و Add space after paragraphThis will add white space before and after the selected paragraphs.
Line / Soft Break
In a paragraph, you can have multiple lines of text. Users can adjust the spacing between these lines. Here's how:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs file. If you have an app Google Docs You can also run it and open it. the document.
Step 2: Type Text your on Google Docs Board.
Step 3: To adjust distance Between lines of text in a document, highlight the text.
Step 4: Click the tab Coordinate On the Google Docs ribbon.
Step 5: Click an option Line and paragraph spacing.
Step 6: Choose from the following options to set line spacing:
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- 1.15
- 1.5
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- Custom spacing
Section break
A section break allows you to divide a document into different parts. For example, if you're trying to create chapters in a document, you can use a section break. Here's how to do it in Google Docs:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs file. If you have an app Google Docs You can also run it and open it. the document.
Step 2: Type Text your on Google Docs board.
Step 3: To introduce a section break in your document, select Place Where you want to start a new section.
Step 4: Click the tab Insert On the Google Docs ribbon.
Step 5: Click the option Break.
Step 6: Select any of the following options:
- Section break (next page): Start new section on the next page
- Section break (continuous): Start new section on the same page
Page Break
A page break is a marker that ends an active page and begins a new one. For example, if you're trying to separate your title page from your table of contents, here's how to do it in Google Docs:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs file. If you have an app Google Docs You can run it and open it. the document Your.
Step 2: Type your text on Google Docs board.
Step 3: To introduce a section break in the document , Locate Place Where you want to start a new page.
Step 4: Click the tab Insert On the Google Docs ribbon.
Step 5: Click the option Break.
Step 6: Locate Page break.
Column Break
If you have text in your Google Docs file arranged in columns (similar to newspaper layouts), you can use a column break to control how the text flows. Here's how to do it in Google Docs:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs fileIf you have an app. Google Docs You can run it and open it. the document Your.
Step 2: Type Text Your Google Docs board in column format.
Step 3: To insert a column break in your document, select where you want the column break to start.
Step 4: Click the tab Insert On the Google Docs ribbon.
Step 5: Click the option Break.
Step 6: Locate Column separator.
Tab
The Indent tab in Google Docs allows you to add horizontal space in the middle of a line containing text or numbers. Here's how:
Step 1: In your favorite web browser, open Google Docs fileIf you have the Google Docs app, you can launch it and open it. the document Your.
Step 2: Type your text on the Google Docs canvas.
Step 3: To advance a tab, position the cursor where you want it, and then press the key. Tab on the keyboard.
When you press a key Tab The text after the cursor moves steadily to the right.
Space
The spacebar tool allows you to insert a space between text, words, or numbers in Google Docs. All you have to do is mark the spacebar on your keyboard.
How to display non-printing characters in Google Docs
Now that you know what non-printing characters are in Google Docs and how to access them, here's how to make them visible. By displaying non-printing characters, you can see how your document is laid out and make further adjustments.
Step 1: On the Google Docs ribbon, click the tab an offer.
Step 2: From the View tab, select Show non-printing characters.
If your document contains the non-printing characters we described above, you should see symbols or marks that mark them.
Use Google Docs like a pro
Recognizing non-printing characters in Google Docs is one way to ensure you have a well-formatted document. However, in order to Become a Google Docs Pro User There are other tricks you need to learn.
