Horizontal Rule in Word

One of my tricks with quite the “wow factor” is inserting artistic lines into my documents. To insert a horizontal line (also called a “horizontal rule”), here are four creative ways to do it.

Insert a line by typing a few characters

1.       Place the cursor where you want to insert the horizontal line.

2.       Do one of the following, and then press Enter:

Remove a horizontal line

1.       Place the cursor immediately above the horizontal line.

2.       On the Home tab in Word or the Format Text tab in Outlook, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to the Borders and Shading button, and click No Border.

Add Bottom Borders

Click in the paragraph of text you want a line under. Click on the HOME ribbon -> BORDERS button — Bottom Border is usually the default. This places a line across the page, underlining not just the text but the rest of the row, too.

When you press Enter at the end of the paragraph, this border may extend down to the next row, an effect you probably don’t want.

To remove a bottom border, use the Clear Formatting button on the HOME ribbon, and the border returns to the desired text.

Use Shapes

Click on the INSERT ribbon -> SHAPES button. On the drop-down gallery, the second section has a series of lines. Some have arrowheads; others have bends and angles. Pick one.

Click where the line begins, and drag to where the line ends.

To keep the line straight, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging.

Upon letting go, each line has a resize handle at the beginning and end to change the dimension. Lines that have curves and bends also have adjustment diamonds to refine the angles.

Using Shapes to Make Lines in WordUse the DRAWING TOOLS > FORMAT ribbon to stylize the line’s color and special effects.

To remove a Shape, click on it, then press DELETE on your keyboard.

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