Hi,

I want to write a line about 3 dash lines long. If I press the dash key
3 times, the line is broken into 3 pieces. That is, they are not
connected. Is there a way to draw a line with an arbitrary length?
Please advise. Thanks.

Tony

The three-em line prescribed for bibliographies is difficult to achieve in
some fonts, which has discontinuous em dashes. In such cases you can either
substitute a font with connected dashes (such as Times New Roman) or select
the three dashes you've inserted, go to Format | Font: Character Spacing,
and condense the spacing until they become continuous.

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Words into Type
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"Tony Young" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I want to write a line about 3 dash lines long. If I press the dash key
3 times, the line is broken into 3 pieces. That is, they are not
connected. Is there a way to draw a line with an arbitrary length?
Please advise. Thanks.

Tony

You can use the line tool from the drawing menu, or press tab and set a line
leader tab stop. Trying to create graphic effects by repeating a character
is nearly always a poor method.





"Tony Young" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I want to write a line about 3 dash lines long. If I press the dash key 3
times, the line is broken into 3 pieces. That is, they are not connected.
Is there a way to draw a line with an arbitrary length? Please advise.
Thanks.

Tony

Unless you're trying to create a 3-em dash rather than a "graphic effect."

--
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.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
You can use the line tool from the drawing menu, or press tab and set a
line
leader tab stop. Trying to create graphic effects by repeating a character
is nearly always a poor method.





"Tony Young" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I want to write a line about 3 dash lines long. If I press the dash key
3
times, the line is broken into 3 pieces. That is, they are not
connected.
Is there a way to draw a line with an arbitrary length? Please advise.
Thanks.

Tony