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Separator line question please!
When you use a line to separate 2 items (paragraphs) on a document does that
have a specific name besides horizontal line? Maybe I'm nuts, but I thought that I saw that somewhere along with a keyboard shortcut? |
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I think the name you are looking for is "paragraph border". As far as
I know, there is no predefined shortcut (at least not on my system). Maybe you are thinking of Word's AutoFormat feature, which creates a border if you type three or more of certain symbols (such as asterisks) and then press ENTER? Read more about this at http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...tRidOfLine.htm. Observe that the article describes how to turn this feature off. You would want to do the reverse, I guess... Alternatively, paragraph borders can be added manually, via FormatBorders and Shading. (This dialog box also enables you to add borders to a table.) The easiest way to insert paragraph borders would be to add them to a paragraph style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "billybob" wrote in message ... When you use a line to separate 2 items (paragraphs) on a document does that have a specific name besides horizontal line? Maybe I'm nuts, but I thought that I saw that somewhere along with a keyboard shortcut? |
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There is also a "Horizontal Line" option in Format | Borders and Shading,
but I can't really recommend it. It's intended as a separator for Web pages (which I think perhaps don't support paragraph borders?), and it can be very difficult to remove. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I think the name you are looking for is "paragraph border". As far as I know, there is no predefined shortcut (at least not on my system). Maybe you are thinking of Word's AutoFormat feature, which creates a border if you type three or more of certain symbols (such as asterisks) and then press ENTER? Read more about this at http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...tRidOfLine.htm. Observe that the article describes how to turn this feature off. You would want to do the reverse, I guess... Alternatively, paragraph borders can be added manually, via FormatBorders and Shading. (This dialog box also enables you to add borders to a table.) The easiest way to insert paragraph borders would be to add them to a paragraph style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "billybob" wrote in message ... When you use a line to separate 2 items (paragraphs) on a document does that have a specific name besides horizontal line? Maybe I'm nuts, but I thought that I saw that somewhere along with a keyboard shortcut? |
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Suzanne, I just highlighted it and hit any key and it was gone; however, I
didn't try to move it around as you mentioned. I saw this specific name as I was surfing around in Word 2002. Not knowing what it was I tried it and a very thin horizontal line appeared centered on my document as if to separate the 2 items in the list (not necessarily paragraphs). I spent 2 hours trying to find this named option again and so far, no luck. I don't need it that much; it just bothers me that I can't find it again. I believe the name had about 8 or 10 letters in it. What a mystery, huh? |
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Well, it's for sure not the "horizontal line" from the Borders dialog
because I just tried that and got a dialog that offers a variety of graphics; I think you'd remember doing that. I assume you're not talking about something as basic as an em dash? You've certainly piqued my curiosity now! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "billybob" wrote in message ... Suzanne, I just highlighted it and hit any key and it was gone; however, I didn't try to move it around as you mentioned. I saw this specific name as I was surfing around in Word 2002. Not knowing what it was I tried it and a very thin horizontal line appeared centered on my document as if to separate the 2 items in the list (not necessarily paragraphs). I spent 2 hours trying to find this named option again and so far, no luck. I don't need it that much; it just bothers me that I can't find it again. I believe the name had about 8 or 10 letters in it. What a mystery, huh? |
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Thanks for giving it a shot Suzanne. If it has stumped you, then I can't
imagine anyone else knowing the answer either. But...I have been wrong many times before. |
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