This indicates that you have "Click and type" enabled. The lines indicate
that if you double-click at that spot the text you type there will be
left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned. Disable "Click and type" (which is
discouraged except for quick-and-dirty fliers and the like) on the Edit tab
of Tools | Options.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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"wilsonmarla" wrote in message
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when I move my mouse over a document it loads with a set of horizontal
lines
nest to it. What is this or how do I unload it into readable text?