Delete horizontal lines

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Joseph

Horizontal lines have appeared in my text in Word 2007 compatibility mode. I
can't put the cursor on them. they don't respond to backspace or delete. They
can't be treated as objects. i don't where they came from I don't find any
solution in HELP. It tells how to add lines but not how to remove them.
Perhaps I am asking the wrong question on the help screen.
I appreciate your courtesy.
Joseph
 
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P W

PS: Suzanne, your method (you have copied and pasted the URL to that article a ridiculous number of times) is not the solution for this problem. It is an automatic formatting issue and is not fixed by adjusting borders.
 
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P W

PS: Suzanne, your method (you have copied and pasted the URL to that article a ridiculous number of times) is not the solution for this problem. It is an automatic formatting issue and is not fixed by adjusting borders.
 
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P W

Hello!

I have suffered that problem for literally years... Hover your cursor above the annoying black line across your page and press "Ctrl+Q" and the line will go away.

'---' is an automatic formatting setting that comes as default in MS. That's fine except most people don't know how to change these settings. Go to Word Options and under Proofing look for 'AutoCorrect Options.' Search for the '---' sequence and remove it.

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Stefan Blom

Have you actually read Suzanne's article? It deals with borders inserted
automatically when you type in asterisks or hyphens. That certainly
makes it closely related to the issue you are describing, assuming that
the AutoCorrect entries you mentioned do add a paragraph border.

The difference is that the AutoCorrect entries have been added by a
user, while the "auto-borders" are set by default in Word (on the
AutoFormat As You Type tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box).

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
 
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Graham Mayor

I think you should read the linked page again!
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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Suzanne S. Barnhill

I believe that pressing Ctrl+Q is actually one of the suggestions in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm, though this may
have more effects than expected if other direct paragraph formatting has
been applied.

FWIW, I don't believe that a border could be used as the replacement text in
an AutoCorrect entry (to replace ---). I still maintain that this must be a
result of the "Automatic borders" option in AutoFormat As You Type.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
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Stefan Blom

FWIW, I don't believe that a border could be used as the replacement text
in an AutoCorrect entry (to replace ---). I still maintain that this must
be a result of the "Automatic borders" option in AutoFormat As You Type.
Click to expand...

It's certainly possible to create a formatted AutoCorrect entry which works
that way. But it does seem a less likely explanation for the symptoms
described by the OP.

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message

I believe that pressing Ctrl+Q is actually one of the suggestions in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm, though this may
have more effects than expected if other direct paragraph formatting has
been applied.

FWIW, I don't believe that a border could be used as the replacement text in
an AutoCorrect entry (to replace ---). I still maintain that this must be a
result of the "Automatic borders" option in AutoFormat As You Type.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

How can you create a formatted AutoText entry that adds a border to existing
text? Or are you envisioning that it adds a new (empty), bordered paragraph?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
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Stefan Blom

I assumed an empty paragraph or possibly a paragraph with text *and*
border(s) were added by the AutoCorrect entry.

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message

How can you create a formatted AutoText entry that adds a border to existing
text? Or are you envisioning that it adds a new (empty), bordered paragraph?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 

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