This is the outcome of what I am looking for: ________/________.

I want an unbroken underline. I want the slash to sit on the line and then
I want the entire area shaded. I can get the unbroken underline by using
tabs and then selecting the section and hit underline and I can set the shash
on the line but then I can only shade the slash. I want both areas on either
side of the slash to be shaded.

How are you applying the shading? I have no problem shading a selection such
as you describe (tab, slash, tab, all underlined), using Format | Borders
and Shading.

You might try using nonbreaking spaces instead of tabs. In fact, you need
only have a nonbreaking space before the first tab and after the second for
this to work.

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This is the outcome of what I am looking for: ________/________.

I want an unbroken underline. I want the slash to sit on the line and
then
I want the entire area shaded. I can get the unbroken underline by using
tabs and then selecting the section and hit underline and I can set the
shash
on the line but then I can only shade the slash. I want both areas on
either
side of the slash to be shaded.