Often when I am creating a new document I will copy/paste text from several older documents with the intention of merging the best parts and discarding what I don't need. When I do this, I usually try to separate the documents by inserting a few dashes (like below) between text from these douments. Problem is, Word will automatically replace my few dashes with a solid horizontal line that I do not want. I can't find where to turn this feature off (I know... again with the new office interface). Anyone know how to do it?
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How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Click the Office button and click Word Options.
Activate Proofing in the left hand pane.
Click AutoCorrect Options...
Activate the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Clear the check box "Border lines".
OK your way out.
Activate Proofing in the left hand pane.
Click AutoCorrect Options...
Activate the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Clear the check box "Border lines".
OK your way out.
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
This is part of the default "Auto correct" built in to Word, and it has been around for some time. At times I sill want the line, so I have learned to do is use the - and the = and this will not change to any thing and can be done quickly.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Thanks to both of you.
I noticed the same thing happens in Outlook. Gotta figure than out now.
I noticed the same thing happens in Outlook. Gotta figure than out now.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
If you are using Word as your email editor (an option you can set in Outlook) it would presumably do the same as Word.dasadler wrote:Thanks to both of you.
I noticed the same thing happens in Outlook. Gotta figure than out now.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Thanks Ian, in fact I am not using Word as my editor (not sure Outlook 2007 offers that as an option but I think it uses the same 'engine'). In any case, I fixed it exactly the same way as in Word as there is a provision for editor options in Outlook. Thanks to your suggestion, I poked around and found it.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Actually, Outlook 2007 DOES use Word as its editor (see this article).dasadler wrote:Thanks Ian, in fact I am not using Word as my editor (not sure Outlook 2007 offers that as an option but I think it uses the same 'engine').
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Thanks John. I certainly like the way it works more than previous versions.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Don't know about Windows 7 but using [XP Office 2003] I stumbled on this remedy ages ago, after hitting the "-" character key 3 or more times followed by the "Enter" key it resulted in a continuous line right across the page but by trial and error I discovered that by simply hitting the "Backspace key" once the line reverts back to the 3 plus characters leaving the cursor a line below. May just work with W7 !!! If not, at least it may help users of XP. Cheers DD
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
Dave, this thread is about Word; it has nothing to do with the Windows version.
Your remedy will work in any version of Word; Undo or Ctrl+Z will work too. But you'd have to do this each time you enter three or more dashes, plus signs etc. The replies higher up in this thread explain how to turn off this "feature" altogether in Word 2007; in Word 2003 or before you can do the same by selecting Tools | AutoCorrect Options..., activating the AutoFormat As You Type tab, and clearing the 'Border lines' check box.
Your remedy will work in any version of Word; Undo or Ctrl+Z will work too. But you'd have to do this each time you enter three or more dashes, plus signs etc. The replies higher up in this thread explain how to turn off this "feature" altogether in Word 2007; in Word 2003 or before you can do the same by selecting Tools | AutoCorrect Options..., activating the AutoFormat As You Type tab, and clearing the 'Border lines' check box.
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
.......beg your pardon...wrong wave length again as usual. Dave.
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Re: How to stop automatic lines in Word 2007
There's an article Getting rid of unwanted lines in Word [2007] tables, which might be worth a read?
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