Differences in Word for Mac and Word for Windows

I've been using Word on Windows for many years but recently have purchased a Mac mini and am trying to get used to Word for Mac.

So far I've noticed one super annoying feature of Word for Mac: the spaces, tabs, paragraph symbols, etc., show up in blue instead of in the same color as the text. This is going to create a real problem when I start working on documents where I'm tracking changes, since the paragraph symbols might look like they've been inserted during an edit if the edits are being shown in blue--something I have no control over since other people will have already worked on the document before I get it. As far as I can tell, there's no way to change this.

So I staretd wondering : How many other things are this vastly different on Word for Mac? Are there still keyboard equivalents of all the usual functions (like toggling Tracking on and off, adding a comment, saving, etc.)? Are there any functions completely missing from Word for Mac that are on Word for Windows?

I still have time to return the Mac I got and try to find a Windows pc that meets other requirements I have.

Thanks for any info you might have. I've done a lot of searching on the internet for this and have found very little detailed info.