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What are these red blocks in Word file? How to remove them

Anonymous
2022-02-04T14:45:55+00:00

Hello, I accidentally pasted with CTRL +V text from e book and nothing pasted, so I just did it again with paste only text. After some time I noticed red blocks and I can't find a solution to remove them. Now it is too late to press "undo". I get these blocks every time I scroll my mouse over that exact space. I tried the option of showing invisible text, didn't show anything. Photos below.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-04T19:34:21+00:00

    I was thinking more about the mouse: "I get these blocks every time I scroll my mouse over that exact space." Is not free to be used? As it was text that you pasted, try using the clear formatting tool:

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-05T12:34:36+00:00

    It would also appear that some language other than English is applied to the text, judging from the number of words marked as misspelled!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-05T10:49:55+00:00

    Thank you very much! Selecting lines with the red cubes and clearing formatting showed hidden text. Just check how much text was hidden in these cubes! I would have gotten plagiarism if I didn't try to solve this... Thank you once again. Have a nice day!

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 322.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-04T20:02:28+00:00

    If you send me a copy of the document, referencing this thread in the covering email message, I will investigate the issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-04T15:00:08+00:00

    Hi Julius, What happens when you close the document and open it again?

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