Pretty straightforward, I just wanna fix this:

How do I make all the backward P's and dots disappear
None.
HAHA CRAZY.

You so young!
Up in the tool bar, you see where it says 150%? To the left of it is the same "P" button indented. Click on that, it should get rid of it.

In ye olde times, it signified a break for a paragraph. Its a short hand symbol.