Faint Gray/Blue vertical line before each word

[j_ess]

LOW 7.3.7.2

Problem
Faint blue/gray vertical lines appeared before each word of pasted text in my doc following copy/paste from online grammar/paraphrasing tool.

Solution

1. Select/highlight pasted word or sentence within my document, then Cntrl-F8: or Menu bar->View->Field Shadings. Deselect Field Shadings.

• From closed thread: How can I get rid of grey vertical lines (bars) appearing in spaces in Writer? - #3 by robleyd

That’s it.

[EarnestAl]

The grey spaces are probably non-breaking spaces. They don’t appear grey in print. In later versions you would see a blue circle.

To remove them, select one and copy it. Click Edit - Find and replace (Ctrl+H). In the dialogue paste the grey space into the Find field; in the Replace field enter a normal space. Click Replace All

[LeroyG]

Bookmarks? You can delete them in the Navigator (F5).
Just a guess. If do you share a reduced sample file (or at least a screenshot) it is more posible to give a better answer.

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EDIT:

@j_ess

the very faint light gray/blue lines before each word

Bookmarks.

[j_ess]

Example: Note the very faint light gray/blue lines before each word…

[j_ess]

Details:
View-Field Shading; deselect Field Shading or Cntrl-F8 and those lines disappear.