Dots appearing in new Writer document

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#1

Hi, LibreOffice has recently upgraded itself to Version: 26.2.4.2 and all writer documents now have little dots all over them. I’m still on Windows 10. How can I get rid of them?
Thanks in advance,
Oliver

#2

At special places? Like where you expect a space?
Or complete random?

For my first suggestion: You can switch off/on formatting marks:
https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/swriter/01/03100000.html

#3

Under Windows, it is highly recommended to reboot your PC to complete the upgrade process.

If this does not cure the problem, I guess the grid has become visible. Go to Tools → Options, LO Writer → Grid to hide the grid.

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#5

Further to @ajlittoz answer, please see ReleaseNotes/26.2 - The Document Foundation Wiki
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Also yesterday was Update Tuesday for Windows so rebooting is essential after that, I rebooted twice to be sure.

#6

Hi All,

Thanks for the information. Yes, I’m definitely seeing the grid, so I know what the problem is.

HOWEVER, @ajlittoz recommends looking at Tools → Options → LO Writer, but I can’t see this. If I look at Tools->Options in the home screen, LO Writer doesn’t show up. If I open a writer document, I can’t see an Options option anywhere. What am I missing?

Thanks again,
Oliver

#7

What you call the “home screen” is probably the Start Screen, i.e. a generic window showing recent document icons. This window is not “specialised” and its Tools menu won’t show component- specific options. Open a Writer document or click on Writer Document to create a blank one. Then Writer-specific options become available in Tools → Options.

#8

Thanks for that. You have to be patient - when you hover over the arrow at the bottom of the tools menu, Customise appears, but you have to hold on there for a few seconds before the Options appear. All now sorted.

Thanks for your patience and help.

#9

Then you have a configuration problem on your computer (outside LO). See if you have some anti-virus running in the background or other OS tasks.

#10

The breadcrumb trail almost always refers to the menu. I guess that you are using the Tabbed interface and don’t see the menu. To toggle visibility of the menu, click the top left icon with tooltip Menubar.
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If LibreOffice is slow/flaky to render the screen when it changes, click Tools - Options - LibreOffice - View and tick the box Force Skia software rendering. OK and allow LibreOffice to restart

#4

hello
Perhaps deselect paragraph marks in the display.
formating mark

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