I need to make the underline at the bottom of a column of numbers as wide as
the column, even if the number at the bottom is not that wide.

Lynn,

Put your figures in a table. Hide all borders except the bottom
border. See:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/LinesInForms.htm

Thanks for your quick reply. If I use a table, how do I set tabs within the
columns?

"Greg" wrote:

Lynn,

Put your figures in a table. Hide all borders except the bottom
border. See:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/LinesInForms.htm

I would not advise this for anything else, but for numbers I just add spaces
and underline them. The only reason this works is that all numbers (and
dollar signs) are two spaces wide, and commas and periods are one space
wide, so it is possible to get underlined spaces to line up with the
numbers.

I use this method even in tables. Although you *can* use a bottom border, if
you want it to be just under the numbers, you have to apply it to the
paragraph rather than the cell and then set paragraph indents so that the
paragraph is the exact width of the text, which is pretty fiddly work. For
tables with many columns of numbers, I will sometimes use single and double
bottom borders on the cells all the way across instead of single and double
underlines under the text.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"LynnF" wrote in message
...
I need to make the underline at the bottom of a column of numbers as wide
as
the column, even if the number at the bottom is not that wide.

Lynn,

Set tabs in table columns the same as you set them in a regular document.
Use CTRL+Tab to execute a tab.
--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

LynnF wrote:
Thanks for your quick reply. If I use a table, how do I set tabs
within the columns?

"Greg" wrote:

Lynn,

Put your figures in a table. Hide all borders except the bottom
border. See:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...sInForms.htmLy

Thank you!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I would not advise this for anything else, but for numbers I just add spaces
and underline them. The only reason this works is that all numbers (and
dollar signs) are two spaces wide, and commas and periods are one space
wide, so it is possible to get underlined spaces to line up with the
numbers.

I use this method even in tables. Although you *can* use a bottom border, if
you want it to be just under the numbers, you have to apply it to the
paragraph rather than the cell and then set paragraph indents so that the
paragraph is the exact width of the text, which is pretty fiddly work. For
tables with many columns of numbers, I will sometimes use single and double
bottom borders on the cells all the way across instead of single and double
underlines under the text.

--
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.

"LynnF" wrote in message
...
I need to make the underline at the bottom of a column of numbers as wide
as
the column, even if the number at the bottom is not that wide.