How to stop 3 asterics from making a line?

[NewToby]

Years ago I learned how to prevent MS Word from turning three or more
asterisks, dashes, or equals marks, into a line across the page. Now I can't
remember how I did this. Can anyone help?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

In Word, click on Tools | Autocorrect Options | Autoformat as You
Type | uncheck the "Border lines" box | OK.

 

[NewToby]

In Word, click on Tools | Autocorrect Options | Autoformat as You
Type | uncheck the "Border lines" box | OK.

 

[NewToby]

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Problem solved. Many, many thanks.