How To Delete A Horizontal Line In MS Word

Remove a horizontal line

1. Place the cursor immediately above the horizontal line.
2. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to the Borders and Shading button, and click No Border.

1. How do you delete a horizontal line in Word?
2. How do you get rid of a line in word that won't go away?
3. How do I get rid of lines in a table in Word without deleting the text?
4. Why is there a vertical line on my Word document?
5. How do I remove a line between two columns in Word?
6. How do I remove a line break in Word 2016?
7. How do I remove a vertical line in Word?
8. How do I remove table lines in Word 2016?

How do you delete a horizontal line in Word?

How to Delete a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word

1. Click directly above the line.
2. Go to the Home tab in the Ribbon.
3. Within the Paragraph section, click the dropdown arrow next to the Borders icon and select No Border.

How do you get rid of a line in word that won't go away?

1. Select all the paragraphs in your document by pressing Ctrl+A.
2. Choose Borders and Shading from the Format menu. Word displays the Borders and Shading dialog box.
3. Make sure the Borders tab is selected. (See Figure 2.)
4. Click on the None setting.
5. Click on OK.

How do I get rid of lines in a table in Word without deleting the text?

Remove individual borders

1. Click in any cell to show the Table Design tab.
2. On the Table Design tab, in the Line Style box, click No Border. ...
3. Click the borders you want to erase.
4. When you're done, on the Table Design tab, click Border Painter to change the paintbrush back to a cursor.

Why is there a vertical line on my Word document?

Related. When Word inserts a vertical red line into your margins when you create a new paragraph, it means someone has enabled change tracking in the document. Change tracking is often used with shared documents so that each user's changes can be tracked and even undone if necessary.

How do I remove a line between two columns in Word?

Select the table, Design contextual tab, Table styles group, Border button, click Inside Vertical border that should leave the table border and the horizontal lines. Note that the lines will not be deleted but just won't print.

How do I remove a line break in Word 2016?

How to Add or Remove Page Breaks in Word 2016

1. Place the cursor where you want to start a new page. ...
2. Go to Insert > Pages > Page Break. ...
3. Click on the Show/Hide symbol, which appears as a paragraph mark (¶) on the Home tab. ...
4. Double-click the break you want to remove.
5. Hit Delete.
6. Highlight the paragraphs or lines you want to keep together.

How do I remove a vertical line in Word?

First, you can press Ctrl+Z right after you pressed Enter and Word added the line. In this case, the line is removed and your characters remain.

How do I remove table lines in Word 2016?

To erase table lines, follow these steps:

1. Create your table as you normally would.
2. Choose the Toolbars option from the View menu, and make sure Tables and Borders is selected from the resulting submenu.
3. Click on the Eraser tool on the toolbar. ...
4. Click and drag to select the table lines you want to erase.