Word automatically formats items similar quotes, bulleted and numbered lists, and horizontal lines. When you blazon at to the lowest degree three dashes, underscores, or equal signs in a paragraph by themselves and press "Enter", the characters are automatically converted to a single, thick single, or double horizontal line, respectively.

This characteristic can be a timesaver, except when you want the actual characters in your document and non have Discussion convert them into a horizontal line that extends the width of your document. At that place are a few methods for either undoing or removing the horizontal line or preventing Word from automatically creating it.

The commencement method is to press "Ctrl + Z" right later typing the characters and pressing "Enter" to undo the automatic creation of the horizontal line. The line is removed and your characters remain.

However, undoing the creation of the line every time may not exist practical. You tin remove the line subsequently, but you should understand how Word adds the horizontal line. When you press "Enter" at the end of the characters that Word replaces with the line, Discussion removes the characters and adds a lesser border to the paragraph but to a higher place the one where you typed the characters.

To remove the line, place the cursor in the paragraph just above where the line was added. Brand certain the "Home" tab is active. If not, click the "Home" tab on the ribbon.

In the "Paragraph" department of the "Home" tab, click the downward arrow on the right side of the "Borders" button and select "No Border" from the drib-down menu. This removes the line from beneath the paragraph in which you placed the cursor.

If you don't want to have to undo the creation of an automatic horizontal line every time information technology happens, y'all can forestall it from happening past turning off this feature. To exercise so, click the "File" tab.

On the backstage screen, click "Options" in the listing of items on the left.

On the "Word Options" dialog box, click "Proofing" in the list of items on the left.

In the "AutoCorrect options" section, click the "AutoCorrect Options" push.

The "AutoCorrect" dialog box displays. Click the "AutoFormat Every bit Y'all Type" tab.

In the "Apply equally yous type" section, select the "Border lines" check box so in that location is NO check mark in the box. Click "OK" to accept the alter and close the "AutoCorrect" dialog box.

Yous are returned to the "Word Options" dialog box. Click "OK" to shut it.

At present, when you type three or more dashes, underscores, or equal signs in a paragraph by themselves and press "Enter", the characters remain unchanged.

In improver to creating horizontal lines from dashes, underscores, and equal signs, Word also creates automatic horizontal lines from at to the lowest degree 3 asterisks (*), tildes (~), and pound signs (#). The post-obit paradigm displays the unlike types of horizontal lines Word automatically creates.

If you want to allow Give-and-take to automatically insert horizontal lines again, simply plow on the "Border lines" option (a check mark should brandish in the bank check box).

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