Right click on the line, select Borders and Shading - this opens the Borders and Shading dialog box. From there you can change the width, color and style.
It is possible to accidentally disable the horizontal line shortcut. This usually happens if the AutoFormat feature, which controls these shortcuts, is turned off. Here’s how you can check or re-enable it: To re-enable the AutoFormat feature for horizontal lines: Go to the File Menu: Click on File at the top left of the screen. Select Options: Scroll down and select Options at the bottom. Go to Proofing: In the Word Options window, click Proofing in the left-hand menu. Click AutoCorrect Options: In the Proofing menu, click on AutoCorrect Options. Check AutoFormat As You Type: In the AutoCorrect dialog box, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab. Ensure that the option "Border lines" is checked. This setting controls the ability to create horizontal lines using shortcuts like ---, ===, and ___. Click OK: Once the box is checked, click OK to save the changes. After these steps, the shortcut for horizontal lines should work again. If this feature is disabled, the shortcut will not automatically create lines, so checking this setting can help.
With these shortcuts, it will insert with the default width. To insert with a different width: on the Home tab - Paragraph group, click on the down arrow of the Borders command and choose Borders and Shading...
Inserting a horizontal line, with the method shown in the video, does not allow you to change the color. If you want to have a different color, you will need to use the borders command. Home tab - Paragraph group - click the drop down arrow next to the borders command, then choose Borders and Shading.
Inserting a horizontal line is fairly easy, a vertical line, not so much. There are a few different ways to insert a vertical line: 1. Insert a bar tab 2. Insert a line shape 3. Insert a line between columns
In Word, you find Horizontal Line under Borders. However, it is really not a "border." It is more of an image. This is a guess, but if you select the "2 lines," you will see resizing handles (similar to selecting an image.) Resize the image and see if the 2 lines become one.
Wow! So cool! I have been struggling with formatting issues. It's been a long time since I learned Word in college. Thanks a bunch!
Glad it helped! Amazing how much we forget when we don't use something for a long time.
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Thankyou. It's really helpful 😊
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Wish you showed how to edit the lines so you can make it thicker or thinner.
Right click on the line, select Borders and Shading - this opens the Borders and Shading dialog box. From there you can change the width, color and style.
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By mistake, I unenabled the shortcut method of putting the horizontal line. How do we enable it again?
It is possible to accidentally disable the horizontal line shortcut. This usually happens if the AutoFormat feature, which controls these shortcuts, is turned off. Here’s how you can check or re-enable it:
To re-enable the AutoFormat feature for horizontal lines:
Go to the File Menu:
Click on File at the top left of the screen.
Select Options:
Scroll down and select Options at the bottom.
Go to Proofing:
In the Word Options window, click Proofing in the left-hand menu.
Click AutoCorrect Options:
In the Proofing menu, click on AutoCorrect Options.
Check AutoFormat As You Type:
In the AutoCorrect dialog box, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Ensure that the option "Border lines" is checked. This setting controls the ability to create horizontal lines using shortcuts like ---, ===, and ___.
Click OK:
Once the box is checked, click OK to save the changes.
After these steps, the shortcut for horizontal lines should work again.
If this feature is disabled, the shortcut will not automatically create lines, so checking this setting can help.
After inserting the horizontal line, can you format the line - i.e. color?
Yes. To format the line, double-click on it.
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how can i increase or decrease the thickness of this line?
With these shortcuts, it will insert with the default width. To insert with a different width: on the Home tab - Paragraph group, click on the down arrow of the Borders command and choose Borders and Shading...
I accidentally disabled it. How can I enable it again? Thanks!
Not sure what you disables:(
How do change its color?
When you insert a line with the shortcuts, you cannot change the color. If you insert a line using the Borders command on the Home tab, then you can.
The shortcut was working yesterday but not today when I opened my document
Not sure why it would work one day, but not the next day.
hi this doesnt work on word online
is there any way to do it on there?
You are limited with the Word online version. To insert a line, you need to go to the Insert tab, click on the Drawing command - Shapes.
How to colour these lines?
Inserting a horizontal line, with the method shown in the video, does not allow you to change the color. If you want to have a different color, you will need to use the borders command.
Home tab - Paragraph group - click the drop down arrow next to the borders command, then choose Borders and Shading.
ma'am, please do the line is on top of messages
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I should start doing some Google Sheet videos:/
When I hit enter it enters but it doesn't add the lines like you say. ERRRRRRR
Hmm, errrrrr indeed.
Show vertical liness
Inserting a horizontal line is fairly easy, a vertical line, not so much.
There are a few different ways to insert a vertical line:
1. Insert a bar tab
2. Insert a line shape
3. Insert a line between columns
I tried this but I get 2 lines, am I missing something?
In Word, you find Horizontal Line under Borders. However, it is really not a "border." It is more of an image. This is a guess, but if you select the "2 lines," you will see resizing handles (similar to selecting an image.) Resize the image and see if the 2 lines become one.
@@Forevermoretraining thanks
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How to delete?
@@digitaltech9906 Click the borders icon in Home tab and you can click "No Borders," it will go away.
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it cant be resize?
Its the difference between a horizontal line and a line shape
For me it doesn’t work and I’m on mac
Oh man, macs kick my butt. Although, I would think it would work on Word for mac even?!
@@Forevermoretraining works on mac for me, however im not sure how to change the colour. Is this possible?
That’s not true when I hit enter it’s does not work
Darn!
Doesn't work
Well, bummer