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Have you ever tried to draw a straight
horizontal line across a page and it ends up either too short or too long?
Or have you wondered how to insert a dotted line?
There is an easy method to insert horizontal lines into a
Word document. These lines are useful as a divider in a memo, report, or
sign, so having a quick and easy method simply makes your life less
complicated.
Here’s how….
Place the cursor at the beginning of a new paragraph and
press the appropriate keystrokes 3
times (see below for examples). Then press
Enter, and "presto," a horizontal line will appear on your
page!
This trick works in Microsoft Word. If you are having
problems getting this tip to work, verify the following settings:
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Select from the Tools menu,
AutoCorrect
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Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab
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In the top section of the dialog box, Apply as you
type, Borders, click to place a ü
in the Borders box
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Click OK.
Please note: These tricks may not work for
versions prior to Word 97.
To learn how to insert "fancy" horizontal lines open to
"Fancy" Horizontal Lines in Microsoft Word 2000 and
XP article.
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Published in Networking Today, November 2000.
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