Intractable problem

[Frank Martin]

When I put a line of asterisks or dashes across the bottom of a paragraph
and then press the 'enter' key, the asterisks/dashes changes to a line of
weird heavy-gauge dots/dashes which cannot be reversed!

Is there some way to change this.
please help, Frank

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For cause, cure, and prevention, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm

 

[Frank Martin]

For cause, cure, and prevention, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm

Thanks this worked.