What causes this new colored dot to appear in the source code?

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Hi, all:

I see a new thing happening lately (running DW 21.2 on Mac OS Monterey).

While a page is open in DW, I find that sometimes, when I delete a related file in the list of local files, a strange colorful dot appears on the page's source code. (See my first attachment that shows what appeared when I made four repetitive deletions for testing purposes.)

The effect it causes can be seen in the next attachment.

I want to prevent DW from creating these colorful dots in the source code that aren't easy to spot. They may be on saved pages without me realizing that they're there.

I tried copying/pasting on in the "Find field but DW doesn't recognize them as a character.

Have you seen these occurrences? Is there a way to prevent them? How can I find them on saved pages?

Wondering Warren

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Hi:

I tried it twice on a new blank page. Both attempts created that red dot.

I'll now try chatting with a technician using virtual assistant. . . Stay tuned.

Do not talk to the Chat Bot. In the Chat box type AGENT follwed by ENTER key.

Wait for a human.

Nancy OShea · Answer

Never seen this either.

Are you copying & pasting content from other apps without stripping out unwanted junk code?

When pasting from other apps, use Edit > Paste Special > Text Only or Text with Structure.

Hope that helps.

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