Typing a simple 3' line

B

Brad

When I type a short line the line extends across the
entire page. How can I correct this?
 
T

TF

Brad

Very weird. I can only guess that you have Justified text and one of the
weirder compatibility settings (Tools, Options, Compatibility tab) is cause
Word to justify an incomplete line as soon as you add the return. Some
WordPerfect option or even an early version of Word compatibility (I seem to
recall that Word 2 and maybe Word 6 justified the final line of a paragraph
even if it wasn't a complete line.

There are ways to work around this such as inserting a right aligned tab at
the end of the text and then adding a return.




: When I type a short line the line extends across the
: entire page. How can I correct this?
 
J

Jay Freedman

Not so weird if, when Brad said "line", he meant a sequence of dashes
or underlines, not a "line of text". In that case, AutoCorrect is
changing the dashes/underlines into a paragraph border.

Brad, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm
for an explanation of what's happening.

After you remove the border as explained there, you can turn off the
option "Borders" in the Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoFormat As You Type
dialog and then type a series of dashes or underlines.
 
T

TF

Jay

Thanks for spotting the obvious (now that you have told me!).

Terry

: Not so weird if, when Brad said "line", he meant a sequence of dashes
: or underlines, not a "line of text". In that case, AutoCorrect is
: changing the dashes/underlines into a paragraph border.
:
: Brad, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm
: for an explanation of what's happening.
:
: After you remove the border as explained there, you can turn off the
: option "Borders" in the Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoFormat As You Type
: dialog and then type a series of dashes or underlines.
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote:
:
: >Brad
: >
: >Very weird. I can only guess that you have Justified text and one of the
: >weirder compatibility settings (Tools, Options, Compatibility tab) is
cause
: >Word to justify an incomplete line as soon as you add the return. Some
: >WordPerfect option or even an early version of Word compatibility (I seem
to
: >recall that Word 2 and maybe Word 6 justified the final line of a
paragraph
: >even if it wasn't a complete line.
: >
: >There are ways to work around this such as inserting a right aligned tab
at
: >the end of the text and then adding a return.
: >
: >--
: >Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: >http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: >
: >: >: When I type a short line the line extends across the
: >: entire page. How can I correct this?
: >
:
:
: --
: Regards,
: Jay Freedman
: Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word
 
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