Unwanted paragraph character in Outlook message

When I create a new email in Outlook, I see this unwanted paragraph character on each line. How do I get rid of it?

The arrow points to the character. It cannot be deleted using backspace either.

2 Answers

You have formatting marks set to be visible.

Your screenshot matches the following illustration:

You can hide these formatting marks by the following keyboard shortcut.

Keyboard shortcut:

To turn formatting marks on or off, press CTRL+SHIFT+*. You must use the asterisk on the standard keyboard, not on a numeric keypad.

You can also disable it in the message windows using the following description to locate the desired interface button.

Another Method shortcut:

In the message window, on the Format Text tab, in the Paragraph group, click Show/Hide.

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I should point out that Microsoft Word has an option which enables and disables it's formatting marks. Microsoft Outlook does not have a similar option, the last message that enabled it, would leave it enabled for the next message.

Looks like Outlook is set to "Show paragraph marks and other hidden formatting symbols". Look for that same symbol on the Format Text tab of the ribbon (in Outlook 2010 at least) to toggle it on and off.