Word underlining issues

[Troy Yamada]

We are creating some official government documents and
there are certain issues that we need to resolve.
We want to be able to have two sentences with one solid
underline between them. However, we desire only one of
these sentences to be bold and for the underline to
change from bold to non-bold for the sentence that is not
bolded. So, to reiterate, we would like the underline to
be half bold and half not bold. Your patience and
support regarding this is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The only workarounds I can find are (a) not to underline the space between
the sentences (you specifically say you don't want this) and (b) to insert a
line break between the first and second sentences.

If you want to get really fiddly, you can cheat. Instead of a space between
the sentences, insert an underline character (not underlined, of course).
The underline character is thinner and lower than the font underlining, so
you'll have to make it thicker and higher, which requires some trial and
error. Working at 500% zoom, I found that a 14-point underline character,
raised one point, would match and line up with 12-pt TNR. On the printout,
the difference is undetectable unless you really scrutinize it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[Rick]

If you're using Word 2002, apply the bold to the first sentence then
underline both sentences. Then, highlight the bolded sentence and click
Format | Font. You'll see a box for selecting Underline Styles. Choose the
thick one near the top of the list (just under the double underline style).

 

[Jeff Thomas]

I just had this problem today also! And Rick's suggestion worked for me.
Select the thick bold line in underlining actually removed the bold from the
second sentence.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Whoops! Guess I should have tried it! Neat trick!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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