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Any way to underline text in Word so not continuous line?
MOS 03 on XPSP2 box.
Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris |
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris"
wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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All your help *much* appreciated Jay. This great resource. Will try to
read some of my bks./MVP sites/mini-tutorials at MSFT Office site. Chad Harris ____________________________________ "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word
Underline. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I
found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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I think Suzanne's double suggestion of a toolbar button and keyboard
shortcut already solved the problem you just explained at length. So are you still asking for help? On 2/22/05 8:36 PM, "Chad Harris" wrote: That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. |
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I guess the shortcut really made the annoyance go away, Daiya, but it seems
to be in the category of some of the non-intuitive or quirky things that don't work in Windows and I guess in Word too, that they wouldn't allow you to make that choice on the pull down, click OK and have it stay. Most of the other settings on the word dialogue boxes that I can think of don't revert although in Word I guess there are circumstances that make more things change. I am surprised they would expect it to be set or you'd have to know the keyboard shortcut and I should have been thinking of it. I really appreciate Suzanne's making me remember I need to pay more attention to keyboard shortcuts in Word and Office. Thanks, Chad Harris ________________________________________ "Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message .. . I think Suzanne's double suggestion of a toolbar button and keyboard shortcut already solved the problem you just explained at length. So are you still asking for help? On 2/22/05 8:36 PM, "Chad Harris" wrote: That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. |
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If you are using the Ctrl+U shortcut or the Underline button, you are
applying a single underline. If you want a different underline style (word underline, double underline, etc.), then you need to use a different shortcut or button. There are built-in shortcuts for some underline styles, and you can assign shortcuts for others. There are toolbar buttons available for word, double, and dotted underline (the last has no icon, however). -- 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. "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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This is helpful info Suzanne. The keyboard shortcut is working out well,
because I need to do individ. word underlines a lot in this doc, and will in the future. *I had trouble adding the toolbar buton for word underline though, and would like to know where it and the double underline buttons are and how to do the dotted underline in case I need them. I don't know if it is available and I can't find it, or I have to enter it and make it. I also ran into a dialogue box for making a key representative of a keyboard combo shortcut I guess. Thanks, Chad Harris ___________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you are using the Ctrl+U shortcut or the Underline button, you are applying a single underline. If you want a different underline style (word underline, double underline, etc.), then you need to use a different shortcut or button. There are built-in shortcuts for some underline styles, and you can assign shortcuts for others. There are toolbar buttons available for word, double, and dotted underline (the last has no icon, however). -- 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. "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Find the underline buttons in the Format category on the Commands tab of
Tools | Customize. Or you can select All Commands and browse (it's unfortunate that the underlines are not grouped--not even under Format as you would expect). If you click Keyboard... in that dialog, you can assign keyboard shortcuts. -- 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. "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... This is helpful info Suzanne. The keyboard shortcut is working out well, because I need to do individ. word underlines a lot in this doc, and will in the future. *I had trouble adding the toolbar buton for word underline though, and would like to know where it and the double underline buttons are and how to do the dotted underline in case I need them. I don't know if it is available and I can't find it, or I have to enter it and make it. I also ran into a dialogue box for making a key representative of a keyboard combo shortcut I guess. Thanks, Chad Harris ___________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If you are using the Ctrl+U shortcut or the Underline button, you are applying a single underline. If you want a different underline style (word underline, double underline, etc.), then you need to use a different shortcut or button. There are built-in shortcuts for some underline styles, and you can assign shortcuts for others. There are toolbar buttons available for word, double, and dotted underline (the last has no icon, however). -- 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. "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... That's good really helps. Not to beat it to death Suzanne because what I found was that there was no "stickiness" to this. In other words every set of words you have to underline, (which will be continuous by default) then go and reset it to separate words--and the next time you have to go to the FormatFontUnderline style pulldown and reinstate it and so on. This will save time. No any way to make underlines for separate words stay--any place to set the "rule" until you "unset the rule?" Chad Harris _________________________________________ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+W, or you can add a toolbar button for Word Underline. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:51:12 -0500, "Chad Harris" wrote: MOS 03 on XPSP2 box. Simple problem but annoying. When I hit the Underline button on the Word toolbar, it underlines continuously instead of per each word. How do I make it underline per each word without tediously having to cut part of the underline and move the text and then move it back. Has to be the way. Thanks much, Chad Harris Select the text to be underlined, go to Format Font, pull down the list for Underline Style, and select "Words only". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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