How to Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word
Open the Word document that contains the line., Click in the document immediately above the line.,Click on the Home tab at the top of the screen., Click on the "Borders and Shading" icon., Click on No Borders.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open the Word document that contains the line.
Such lines can be generated inadvertently if you typed three hyphens (-), underscores (_), equal signs (=), or asterisks (*), and pressed return. -
Step 2: Click in the document immediately above the line.
If there is any text immediately above the line, select the entire row above the line. ,, It's a square divided into four panes in the "Paragraph" section of the ribbon., The border line will disappear. -
Step 3: Click on the Home tab at the top of the screen.
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Step 4: Click on the "Borders and Shading" icon.
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Step 5: Click on No Borders.
Detailed Guide
Such lines can be generated inadvertently if you typed three hyphens (-), underscores (_), equal signs (=), or asterisks (*), and pressed return.
If there is any text immediately above the line, select the entire row above the line. ,, It's a square divided into four panes in the "Paragraph" section of the ribbon., The border line will disappear.
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