Comments on: Insert Horizontal Lines In Word Documents Quickly http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richard Scarritt http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-78164 Richard Scarritt Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-78164 At least for Word 2003: Alternative A: Type three dashes and hit Enter: If nothing happens, the feature is disabled; to enable, in Word, go to Tools -> Options -> AutoCorrect Options -> AutoFormat As You Type -> Apply as You Type -> check Border Lines. Experiment with three Underscores _, three Asterisks*, three Equal signs=, three Tildes~, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternative B: In Word doc, put cursor where you want line to start; click Format -> Borders and Shading -> Page Borders or Borders -> upper horizontal border icon (or experiment with the lower horizontal border icon) -> OK. Voila' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good luck ... RWS At least for Word 2003:

Alternative A:

Type three dashes and hit Enter:

If nothing happens, the feature is disabled; to enable, in Word, go to Tools -> Options -> AutoCorrect Options -> AutoFormat As You Type -> Apply as You Type -> check Border Lines.

Experiment with three Underscores _, three Asterisks*, three Equal signs=, three Tildes~, etc.

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Alternative B:

In Word doc, put cursor where you want line to start; click Format -> Borders and Shading -> Page Borders or Borders -> upper horizontal border icon (or experiment with the lower horizontal border icon) -> OK.

Voila’

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Good luck …

RWS

]]> By: Seth http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-77699 Seth Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:59:38 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-77699 yes. finally a way to organize my paragraphs <3 yes. finally a way to organize my paragraphs
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]]> By: RJ http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-76152 RJ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-76152 RE: the entries about "how do you remove the horizontal line that was just created?"... Thanks soooo much for that solution. I pulled my hair out for two days trying to figure out how to get rid of that stupid horizontal line. While some of the features of Word 2007 are great, their help documentation is dreadful! You would think a simple query in the help menu like "remove horizontal line" would yield an answer... but nothing even comes close on the query result. While the solution was simple, it was hardly obvious (the fault of Microsoft, not yours). Anyway, thanks again for this great solution. RJ RE: the entries about “how do you remove the horizontal line that was just created?”…

Thanks soooo much for that solution. I pulled my hair out for two days trying to figure out how to get rid of that stupid horizontal line. While some of the features of Word 2007 are great, their help documentation is dreadful! You would think a simple query in the help menu like “remove horizontal line” would yield an answer… but nothing even comes close on the query result.

While the solution was simple, it was hardly obvious (the fault of Microsoft, not yours).

Anyway, thanks again for this great solution.

RJ

]]> By: Mike Loux http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-76142 Mike Loux Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-76142 Something I have just found out is that, like a lot of other similar formatting issues (bullets, etc), this trick does NOT work in documents with any Protected (e.g. forms) sections. Works fine on unprotected docs, tho. SO I just leave my border button set to horizontal line and do a quick jump up to the top of the window, click it, and then back. Not perfect (and it's a different border), but it works. Just a heads-up. Something I have just found out is that, like a lot of other similar formatting issues (bullets, etc), this trick does NOT work in documents with any Protected (e.g. forms) sections. Works fine on unprotected docs, tho. SO I just leave my border button set to horizontal line and do a quick jump up to the top of the window, click it, and then back. Not perfect (and it’s a different border), but it works. Just a heads-up.

]]> By: J http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-75500 J Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:55:06 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-75500 I get 3 horizontal lines (taking up 3 carriage returns) instead of one and I can't change it back to one line. (I type in 3 dashes to get a regular thin line) Any ideas? I get 3 horizontal lines (taking up 3 carriage returns) instead of one and I can’t change it back to one line. (I type in 3 dashes to get a regular thin line) Any ideas?

]]> By: Larkin http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-73635 Larkin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:02:16 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-73635 How do you change the colour of the line? How do you change the colour of the line?

]]> By: soha http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-72432 soha Mon, 25 May 2009 23:04:13 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-72432 THANKS, I spent three hours try to get rid of HL , finally I got your comment from google. Really Thanks, They Disappeared . THANKS, I spent three hours try to get rid of HL , finally I got your comment from google. Really Thanks, They Disappeared .

]]> By: Joey http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-71294 Joey Sat, 02 May 2009 04:40:36 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-71294 Hey, I saw someone ask where "Borders and Shading" was - so, here it goes: Under the Home tab, look for PARAGRAPH (Written beneath the Icons) and then just run the cursor over each of the options and one will say "Borders" or "Bottom Border" and then click on it and select "No Border". Hey, I saw someone ask where “Borders and Shading” was – so, here it goes:

Under the Home tab, look for PARAGRAPH (Written beneath the Icons) and then just run the cursor over each of the options and one will say “Borders” or “Bottom Border” and then click on it and select “No Border”.

]]> By: colsar0 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-71191 colsar0 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:13:17 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-71191 thanks dottiedi & others, agree with cliff1 it would be helpful if there was more of a clue how to do this. thanks dottiedi & others, agree with cliff1 it would be helpful if there was more of a clue how to do this.

]]> By: ciff1 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/comment-page-1/#comment-66740 ciff1 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:42:18 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/insert-horizontal-lines-in-word-documents-quickly/#comment-66740 jd2066 & Dottiedi: Thank's so much! Couldn't find the setting. It would be nice if they told you somewhere that "horizonal line" was now called "Border line." Thanks for setting me straight. :) jd2066 & Dottiedi: Thank’s so much! Couldn’t find the setting. It would be nice if they told you somewhere that “horizonal line” was now called “Border line.” Thanks for setting me straight. :)

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