Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters

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Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters
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You can finally see spaces, tabs, and line-breaks.

received over 80 votes from people saying they were impacted by the inability to see the characters. Some also left impassioned comments: “My team agrees that this is a major issue with google docs,” wrote one user in 2019, while someone asked “How has this not been made available yet??” less than a week ago.On the other side of the coin, I, and several of my colleagues, were surprised to hear that the app didn’t have this feature until now.

I was also surprised that Google Docs didn’t have it given that I remember learning about non-printing characters in an elementary school computer class; Microsoft Word has been able to show them forStill, the addition is better late than never, and I’m sure there are some Google Docs users that are very excited by this announcement. According to the blog post, the feature will be available to all business, educational, and personal accounts, and should be fully rolled out by February 7th.

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