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How can I get a line to separate paragraphs?
I'm trying to put horizontal lines in my text, as a way of separating news
items. I'm using Format | Borders and Shading, and selecting to apply to the Paragraph. Actually, the only other choice is text, and that's an outline. I have four paragraphs: one is a header line, wiith a bold, large font, and then three paragraphs under it. I want a horizontal line separating that first title paragraph from the next three content paragraphs. But it seems I cannot have a line separating only paragraphs 1 and 2. I have to have a line separating them all, or none. My document consists of many paragraphs. These four paragraphs all have the same background color. The rest of the paragraphs around them don't have a background color. It doesn't matter whether I've just clicked on a space between two characters in one of the lines, if I've selected a whole paragraph, if I've selected two paragraphs, or if I've selected all four paragraphs. The only choice I get is to put a line at the top, at the bottom, or between all four paragraphs. I can't select just two paragraphs, and put a line between them, and I can't select just the first, and put a line under it, nor select the second paragraph and put a line above it When i select the second paragraph, and put a line above it, the line only shows up above the first paragraph, which wasn't even selected! I hope this is clear. |
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How can I get a line to separate paragraphs?
It sounds as though you are using manual formatting. Don't!
Create and/or use a different style for the title and add a border as part of the heading paragraph style Make the follow on paragraph style your body style without the border. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Margaret Bartley wrote: I'm trying to put horizontal lines in my text, as a way of separating news items. I'm using Format | Borders and Shading, and selecting to apply to the Paragraph. Actually, the only other choice is text, and that's an outline. I have four paragraphs: one is a header line, wiith a bold, large font, and then three paragraphs under it. I want a horizontal line separating that first title paragraph from the next three content paragraphs. But it seems I cannot have a line separating only paragraphs 1 and 2. I have to have a line separating them all, or none. My document consists of many paragraphs. These four paragraphs all have the same background color. The rest of the paragraphs around them don't have a background color. It doesn't matter whether I've just clicked on a space between two characters in one of the lines, if I've selected a whole paragraph, if I've selected two paragraphs, or if I've selected all four paragraphs. The only choice I get is to put a line at the top, at the bottom, or between all four paragraphs. I can't select just two paragraphs, and put a line between them, and I can't select just the first, and put a line under it, nor select the second paragraph and put a line above it When i select the second paragraph, and put a line above it, the line only shows up above the first paragraph, which wasn't even selected! I hope this is clear. |
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