Are these in the text or in the margin? If in the text (and not font
characters), they might be bar tabs (remove them through the Tabs dialog or
the ruler). If in the margin, they might be change bars, in which case they
can be removed by accepting all changes.

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How to get rid of short verticle lines in a word document