Insert a horizontal line in your Word document with these super easy shortcuts: - (hyphen) = (equals sign) _ (underline) * (asterisk) (number sign) ~ (tilde)
It is possible to accidentally disable the horizontal line shortcut. This usually happens if the AutoFormat feature, which controls these shortcuts, is turned off. Here’s how you can check or re-enable it: To re-enable the AutoFormat feature for horizontal lines: Go to the File Menu: Click on File at the top left of the screen. Select Options: Scroll down and select Options at the bottom. Go to Proofing: In the Word Options window, click Proofing in the left-hand menu. Click AutoCorrect Options: In the Proofing menu, click on AutoCorrect Options. Check AutoFormat As You Type: In the AutoCorrect dialog box, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab. Ensure that the option "Border lines" is checked. This setting controls the ability to create horizontal lines using shortcuts like ---, ===, and ___. Click OK: Once the box is checked, click OK to save the changes. After these steps, the shortcut for horizontal lines should work again. If this feature is disabled, the shortcut will not automatically create lines, so checking this setting can help.
Right click on the line, select Borders and Shading - this opens the Borders and Shading dialog box. From there you can change the width, color and style.
With these shortcuts, it will insert with the default width. To insert with a different width: on the Home tab - Paragraph group, click on the down arrow of the Borders command and choose Borders and Shading...
Inserting a horizontal line is fairly easy, a vertical line, not so much. There are a few different ways to insert a vertical line: 1. Insert a bar tab 2. Insert a line shape 3. Insert a line between columns
Inserting a horizontal line, with the method shown in the video, does not allow you to change the color. If you want to have a different color, you will need to use the borders command. Home tab - Paragraph group - click the drop down arrow next to the borders command, then choose Borders and Shading.
In Word, you find Horizontal Line under Borders. However, it is really not a "border." It is more of an image. This is a guess, but if you select the "2 lines," you will see resizing handles (similar to selecting an image.) Resize the image and see if the 2 lines become one.
