How to make a line in the Word

How to make a line in the Word

In order to improve the degree of perception of information outlined in the text document, the developers of the Word editor created a lot of additional options. The inclusion in the text horizontal, as well as vertical lines, broken and arbitrary curves allows you to structure the test, improve the quality of its visual perception. As, using the text editor capabilities, create in a document of certain lines - read further.



1
Working with dough borders or highlighted area

The algorithm described below allows you to insert a horizontal or vertical line in the selected place. Its width and height correspond to the sizes of the text, along which they pass.

To create this kind of line it is necessary:

  • Open the desired document and set the cursor in the required place.
  • Go to the Main section by clicking in the control panel on the tab of the same name.
  • You are interested in the block "paragraph". Here you find a pictogram with the image of the text boundary.
  • Clicking on the elder next to the icon, getting acquainted with the points of the fallen list. Choose the view of the boundaries you need - with the right or left side of the text, above the text or under it.
  • Click the selected location of the line. If you want to add multiple lines in this part of the document, repeat the previous and current steps required.

When working in Word 2003, you must use the possibilities of the border and fill section.

  • To go to it, you should open the section "Format".
  • Choose the border and fill.
  • Go to the "Border" tab.
  • Select the appearance of the line, which will be drawn, as well as its location.
  • Click the "OK" key.



2
Using text underscore

This method is suitable if you need to install a horizontal line under one or more text strings.

  • Open Word Document.
  • In the toolbar, find the icon with the image of the underlined letter "h" - the "underlined" key of the fonts.
  • Click on this icon.
  • Start a set of text that should have underlined. If the information is already recruited, allocate the desired fragment, and after clicking on the specified icon.
  • After the line is generated, press the icon.

3
Building arbitrary lines anywhere

The method described below is universal, since it allows you to install not only straight lines, but also broken, as well as curves in an arbitrary section of the document.

The user of Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and then it is necessary:

  • Running Word, set the cursor in the required place.
  • Next, you should go to the inserts tab in the toolbar.
  • In the illustration blocks, find and choose the "Figures" item. The section that you need is not only signed, but also has a characteristic icon with a picture of several geometric shapes.
  • By clicking on it, you will see a list of figures offered to play. You need a subsection of lines.
  • The pictograms of this section are shown, the line of which type will be obtained as a result of choosing a particular icon.
  • Click the type of line you need and make out the last.

If you work in Word 2003, follows:

  • Runing the editor, set the cursor in the required place.
  • Go to "View".
  • In the following list, select the "Toolbar" subparagraph.
  • In the list that opens, click on the drawing point.

  • Choose the line "Line".
  • Click on the icon with the image of the line type, which is planning to draw.
  • Form the necessary object.

4
Using keyboard options

To form a horizontal line below or on top of the text, you can also use the keyboard keys. For this you need:

  • Install the mouse cursor in the desired location.
  • Hold down the "SHIFT" key, clamp the "-" button.
  • When the line of the required length is ready, let go of the key.

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