How-To: Insert a Horizantal Line in Word Quickly
When you are in a rush trying to type up your report for school or work, you don’t have time to waste. Instead of wasting time going through the Borders and Shading box here is a quick shortcut to add a horizontal line to save you time.
To separate two sentences or two paragraphs with a horizontal line, put your cursor
at the beginning of the sentence that you want under the horizontal line. Then type “—“(3 dashes) and press enter. It will automatically change to a horizontal line.
It doesn’t have to be just a horizontal line; you can change it by using different characters for the short cut.
To remove it
Put the cursor directly above the line.
Select Borders and Shading from the Format menu.
Click the None box and click OK.
To prevent the automatic insertion of borders
Select AutoCorrect Options from the Tools menu.
Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Uncheck Border lines.
(In Word 97, the menu item is AutoCorrect and the check box is labeled simply Borders.)
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This method only works for Word versions prior to 2007.
It works on 2007 as well. make sure you press ENTER after typing the 3 dashes so it takes affect.
Excellent 🙂
Saved me a lot of faffing about
Worked like a charm for my daughter and I, thanks!
Just Perfect!!!! I was looking for a way to insert lines and I fond not only that but a way to do it fast 🙂
It’s great, thanks!!!!
What if you want to add a line that begins from the end of a word and across the page for example for headings Newsflash————————— (but a solid line not a dashed one)
Yeah, I’m with Lisa on this one….
How do you add a line after words. In other words, if I am designing a document where clients will need to fill in their details
Company Name: __________________________________
How do you make that line and ensure the text is still justified?
Any help will be appreciated!
Cheers for that!
For some reason Word likes to add an unbroken line at random times and this fixed it. 🙂
PS. Why is the cross hatching symbol being called a “Pound sign”?
This symbol:
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Is that some weird renaming by Microsoft? I’ve also heard it lazily being called “hash”, but cross-hatching is the name used in artistry, so that’s what I call it.
^^– I had to pass this comment around the office.
‘some weird renaming by Microsoft?’
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign
These answers are all about horizonal lines going the full
width of the page. How do you put a short horizontal line – longer than a dash, but not the full width?
Thanks exactly what i was looking for!
I’ve seen this hint contstantly. Is there also a solution for Word 2000? Or do I have to write the lines with a pen. How did people this 10 years ago???
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Definitely very helpful
This only works some of the time on the post-2007 MS word that I have. Other times it gives me the lightening symbol like it thinks it has inserted a horizontal line, but there is none, not even on the print preview.
perfect!
Wow… It really works and does save loads of time. Thx for the amazing help!
doesn’t work
to answer John’s question:
Why can’t it stop where you want it without going right through to the end…..(the full width of the page). well, I found the trick. You must disable the Underline function on the function bar!!! at the end of the line and then you can put a separate line along side. It does not connect!!! try it and let me know
I was exactly looking for that. Thanks for educating me more. No one in the company knew how to delete the lines.
Hello
Please please can you help? I have accidentally put some of these lines into my thesis. How can I remove them? Nothing seems to work! Please help!!!
It worked miracles on me. I was simply blown away. Thank you guys/ladies so much, You all are fab.
Thanks for the information
I inadvertently turned the feature off and wanted it on. It’s the only way in Office 2010 to get a thin simple line. I searched all day for a fix and even reinstalled Office. I was lost until I came across this web site.
you people are idiots….. I can’t believe you are wowed by simple MSOffice 101 issues. Put your computers back in thebox, get a refund and go by a Babrie doll. This is why I have so much trouble finding decent people to hire.
To Mr Anonymous who left that stupid comment on June 22nd.
How about you get your ego, put it back in the box and then burn it, your a judgemental moron. The reason you can’t find “decent” people to work for you is because you are an idiot.
didnt work?
thanks, its work
Note to those where it’s not working (2007): Make sure this feature is turned on. Go into AutoCorrect –> tab “Auto Format as You Type” and under Apply as You Type, check “Border lines”. Then it should work.
excellent!!! thank you so much. such things make us feel that we couldn’t even work with Mr.word properly. your post saved me!!!!!!!
Nope this still does not work for me. If i press enter after any of the above keys — === whatever I just get put down to start a new line, like a normal enter key does.
Yeah Im with jonathan How do you simply put a line after some text ?
Company Name: __________________________________
Why is this so impossible…..
Thanks that is a very good method, definately made me smile!!
Yes I finally got the lines appearing. But they still take the whole page up .
DOES Anybody know how to create this effect on a simple word document
Company Name: __________________________________
The line is just so someone can write something there, not go right across the page!!!!!
Fingers crossed somebody knows.
IN order to delete the line look here –
http://www.inowebmarketing.com/2008/01/removing-the-hr-line-from-word/
Hi. I have Word for Mac. I used to be able to type in a few dashes, then enter to create a solid line. I think I accidentally disabled that and have no idea how to get it back. I can no longer make solid lines AT ALL, even with format. Can anyone help? Thanks!
great tips, thanks for sharing…
works perfect!
to scott on November 24, 2011
Yes you can – it’s called setting a LEADER TAB, and you can find out how here . It’s a bit of a stuff around but it’s the only way to make what you’re looking for.
Hope that helps!
Hmmm, my link did not show up, wonder why…?
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-set-a-leader-tab-in-word-2010.html
To scott and Jonathan…I know this is many months later and you may have already figd it out, but if you look in the home tab, you’ll see the box where all the paragraph stuff is, there’s a link for horizontal lines, if you click the downward arrow on there, there’s a link that says horizontal lines…..it allows you to make the lines as long as you need them and you can place them wherever you need them as well
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This doesn’t work….I just get 3 dashes. grrrrrrrr
Thanks for your helpful tips :O)
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MJ: Not quite. You can’t place the lines after text. Best I could do was place them on the line below and change the font size of the lower line to 2pt to make it seem close to the same line as the text.
FYI: Horizontal is spelled incorrectly. “Horizontal”
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Do you also know how to change the color of the line?
Dear Horizantal…hmm Thanx for added functions, quite neat but what do you do when it does not work? ’cause it’s not turned on!
Well this is my answer for W2007
Click on “Logo” > “Words options” (at bottom)> “Proofing” > “Auto Correct options” (tab)> “AutoFormat as you type” (tab) > Finally tick “Border Line” box – voila!
Why this is under proofing beats me!
But when it’s on yes click above the line and turn off feature is ok.
I have not found a way to bring that yellow icon “on” after the feature is turned off so have to go through all this!
Pls let me know if you know better
thanks very much. served me a great support.
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