I typed a few dots and a line of dots appeared. How to delete it?

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I typed a few dots on an empty line and a whole line of dots appeard.
I cannot select it, because the cursor changes to arrows to move it up and
down. It will not disappear when I delete the whole area.
What is that thing and how do I get rid of it?

Thank you

 

[Lene Fredborg]

See whether this helps:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm

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Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
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