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This is an article on how to create multiple types of lines in Microsoft Word on a Windows or Mac computer.
Steps
Draw lines on Windows
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Open Word. Click or double-click the Word program with the white “W” icon on a blue background.
- If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, simply open the document by double-clicking and skip to the next step.
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Click Blank document . It’s the option in the top left corner of the page.
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Click the Insert tab. This is the tab in the blue section at the top of the Word window.
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Click Shapes . This option is available in the Insert toolbar. A menu will appear here.
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Select a straight line. Under the “Lines” heading, you’ll click on one of the available lines.
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Draw a straight line. Click and drag the mouse over the part where you want to insert the line in the Word document to do this.
- You can move the line by clicking and dragging it. You can also adjust the length and direction of the line by clicking and dragging the circle at one end (or the middle) of the line.
Draw Lines on Mac
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Open Word. Click or double-click the Word program with the white “W” icon on a blue background.
- If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, just open the document by double-clicking and skip to the next step.
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Click Blank document . It’s the option in the top left corner of the page.
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Click the Insert menu. This button shows up in the gray toolbar at the top of the Mac screen. An instant menu appears here.
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Click Shape… (Shape). This is the option in the Insert menu. You will see a window appear on the screen after this operation.
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Click the selection box. This option is at the top of the currently displayed menu. A selection list immediately appears here.
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Click Lines and Connectors . This is the selection in the displayed list.
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Select the pattern path. Click one of the options (such as a line) in the currently displayed window.
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Draw a straight line. Click and drag your mouse over the part where you want to insert the line in the Word document to do this.
- You can move the line by clicking and dragging it. You can also adjust the length and direction of the line by clicking and dragging the circle at one end (or the middle) of the line.
Use keyboard shortcuts
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Learn how to do it. You can use key combinations to create a variety of other line styles that extend from the left margin to the right margin of a Word document.
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Open Word. Click or double-click the Word program that has a white “W” icon on a blue background.
- If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, simply open the document by double-clicking and skip to the next step.
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Click Blank document . This is the option in the top left corner of the page.
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Place the cursor where you want to insert the line. You need to place the cursor on a blank line, as this will not work if there is content before or after the cursor on the same line.
- You will create a horizontal line that extends from the left margin to the right margin of the text. This line will be within the predefined margin.
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Type three dashes consecutively. Use the dash key on the number pad row above the keyboard, or on the numeric keypad.
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Press ↵ Enter to convert the dashes into straight lines. This automatically creates a straight line just below the line of content.
- Note, the straight line does not intersect the text line, but only displays between the lines of text.
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Use some more characters to create a different line style. Besides the dash, you can use several other characters to create more line styles: [1] X Research Source
- Type *** and press ↵ Enter to create a dotted line.
- Type ___ (three underlined lines) and press ↵ Enter to create a bolder line.
- Type === and press ↵ Enter to style two parallel lines.
- Type ### and press ↵ Enter to style three parallel lines with the center line in bold.
- Type ~~~ and press ↵ Enter to create a wavy line.
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Move the line by typing just above the line. You can move the line straight down by typing the text just above and pressing ↵ Enter .
- Deleting text above the line will bring the line up.
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