Thanks! That was it. Adjusting the options didn't work i tried ticking and unticking the white-space box but an alert saying something unrelated was not in order wouldn't allow me to apply the setting. So i made a two page doc, as those instructions said i could move my mouse between the pages and double click - and that did it.
So, my first use of a forum = success.
Thanks.

I'm glad you got it sorted.

Note that, sometimes, it helps to make sure that you have only one document open when changing options.

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Stefan Blom
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Microsoft 365 apps for business
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