Difficulty inserting a border

[Terry Pinnell]

If I try to add a horizontal border below the top line of a document,
Word 2000 insists on putting a box around the text. Why?

If I place the border below the *second* line, it works OK.

What is so special about that first line please?

 

[Stefan Blom]

If you are selecting the text to put borders around, Word makes the
assumption that you want to add borders to the selection; such borders
will always be a "complete box". What you need to do is to add borders
to the *paragraph*, which gives you more control. (If necessary you can
press ENTER at the end of the first text line to make it a separate
paragraph.) In the Borders and Shading dialog box, click the Border tab,
and make sure that "Apply to" reads "Paragraph". Click a border "Style".
Then click in the preview picture to put a border below the paragraph.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

If you are selecting the text to put borders around, Word makes the
assumption that you want to add borders to the selection; such borders
will always be a "complete box". What you need to do is to add borders
to the *paragraph*, which gives you more control. (If necessary you can
press ENTER at the end of the first text line to make it a separate
paragraph.) In the Borders and Shading dialog box, click the Border tab,
and make sure that "Apply to" reads "Paragraph". Click a border "Style".
Then click in the preview picture to put a border below the paragraph.

Thanks, Stefan, now understood.

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm glad I could help.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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