bold black unwanted underscore line

[standing8count]

This has probably been addressed before . . . . but . . . when making a quick
and dirty form I will use the underscore key to make lines that are to be
filled by hand on the printed form. I type a line of underscores, hit return
and then - ARRRRG!

What happens is that a bold black line (that has nothing to do with the ones
I've actually typed) appears and is virtually impossible to get rid of unless
I highlight from before the black line to after it - then it will delete.

I can't use this techinque to make lines using the underscore unless I let
it wrap around, but then many times, for some reason, the lines don't match
up on the right hand side of the form.

I hope this makes sense to someone.

p.s. I've already turned off all autoformat options.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

 

[Jay Freedman]

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm.
Note that you have to turn off the AutoFormat As You Type option for
borders -- the plain AutoFormat tab doesn't control this.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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