Shortcuts for Lines in Word

Microsoft Word provides six shortcuts for placing specific styled lines across a page. Not only do these lines look better than (for example) holding the equal sign to repeat a double line across the page, but the length of these lines automatically adjust as the page’s left and right margins are changed.

To create these lines, move the cursor to a blank line in a Word document, type a specific character three times, and then press the enter key. The following screen shot shows both the special character to type and the resulting line inserted by Word.

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This tip works in Word 2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013.

 

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