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I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the third line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up in print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?

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It sounds like the underlining may be hidden or not formatted correctly. Here are a few steps you can try to fix the issue:
  1. Select the text that you want to underline.
  2. Right-click on the selected text and choose "Font" from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the Font dialog box, make sure that the "Underline" option is selected and that the underline style is set to a solid line.
  4. Click "OK" to apply the changes.
  5. If the underlining still doesn't show up, try selecting the entire table and going to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
  6. Click on the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the "Font" group to open the Font dialog box.
  7. Make sure that the "Underline" option is selected and that the underline style is set to a solid line.
  8. Click "OK" to apply the changes.
  9. If the underlining still doesn't show up, try changing the color of the underline to a darker color.
  10. If none of these steps work, you may want to try using a different formatting option, such as a border or shading, to create the space between the lines of text.
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If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views. If it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

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"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
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I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?


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"Terry Farrell" wrote:

If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views. If it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
rosoft.com wrote in
message ...
I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?

I used the shift key and the underline key (next to the number 0 on the keyboard). It didn't show up in print preview or normal mode. To use underline in format, font,would I use spaces to make the underlining appear?

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"Terry Farrell" wrote:

If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views. If it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
rosoft.com wrote in
message ...
I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?

I used the shift key and the underline key (next to the number 0 on the keyboard). It didn't show up in print preview or normal mode. To use underline in format, font,would I use spaces to make the underlining appear?


By the way, I'm using Word 2007. Is there a better way to make a signature
line?




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You can underline using spaces but the final space must be a hard space
(Ctrl+Shift+Space). The best solution is to use a Tab Leader. Check out the
Tab dialog and you can select various Leaders for this.

Terry

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
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"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect" wrote:



"Terry Farrell" wrote:

If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in
Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views. If
it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
rosoft.com wrote in
message ...
I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text
on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the
third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up
in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and
print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?

I used the shift key and the underline key (next to the number 0 on the
keyboard). It didn't show up in print preview or normal mode. To use
underline in format, font,would I use spaces to make the underlining
appear?


By the way, I'm using Word 2007. Is there a better way to make a
signature
line?



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Or you can underline the tab character itself. To insert a tab character in
a table, press Ctrl+Tab.

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...
You can underline using spaces but the final space must be a hard space
(Ctrl+Shift+Space). The best solution is to use a Tab Leader. Check out

the
Tab dialog and you can select various Leaders for this.

Terry

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
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"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect" wrote:



"Terry Farrell" wrote:

If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in
Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real

underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views.

If
it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
rosoft.com wrote

in
message ...
I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text
on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the
third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up
in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal

and
print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?

I used the shift key and the underline key (next to the number 0 on

the
keyboard). It didn't show up in print preview or normal mode. To

use
underline in format, font,would I use spaces to make the underlining
appear?


By the way, I'm using Word 2007. Is there a better way to make a
signature
line?




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"Terry Farrell" wrote:

If you actually drew a line, then drawing objects do not appear in Normal
View, but should show up in Print Preview. If you used a real underline
(from the format Font dialog), then it should show up in all views. If it
doesn't, check that you have the latest driver for your graphics card
installed.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Legallisa - switching from WordPerfect"
rosoft.com wrote in
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I have a table with text in one of the cells. I have a line of text on one
line, underlining on the next line to create a space between the third
line
of text, like so:

Text
________________

Text

The underlining doesn't show up in normal view, nor does it show up in
print
preview. It does, however, print. Why can't I see it in normal and print
preview? Should I use something other than underlining?



What is a "real" underline?

To me, holding the shift key and pressing shift-_ is underlining.

LB
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