You might show special characters to identify why text is not flowing as expected. For example, page breaks and non-breaking spaces in a Microsoft Word document are preserved when the document is placed in Affinity. The characters may improve content's structure and readability in its original format, but produce undesirable text flow through your publication's text frames in Affinity.
Showing and hiding text marks
Visibility of each type of text mark can be toggled by selecting its corresponding menu command.
| Type of text mark | Example | Menu command |
|---|---|---|
| Anchors |  |
On the Anchors panel, tap Show Anchors. |
| Fields |  |
On the menu to the right of Toggle Preview Mode, tap Highlight Fields. |
| Index marks |  |
On the Index panel, tap Show/Hide Index Marks. |
| Special characters |  |
On the menu to the right of Toggle Preview Mode, tap Special Characters. |
| Spelling mistakes |  |
On the menu to the right of Toggle Preview Mode, tap Spelling. |