Software Tips & Tricks "Fancy" Horizontal Lines in Microsoft Word 2000 & XP

By Laura Noble

The tip article, Horizontal Lines Made Easy....With Microsoft Word explains how to create horizontal lines that are relatively basic in appearance. This article discusses inserting "fancy" lines into a Word document.

1. Place insertion point at the beginning of a new paragraph.
   
   
2. From the Format menu select Borders and Shading.
   
   
3. Click on the Horizontal Line button.
   
   
   
   
4. The Horizontal Line box will open. Select a line and click on the Insert Clip icon.
   
   In Word XP, select the line and click the OK button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Line will be inserted in document. See below for samples.
   

Note: If any of the "fancy" lines are not loaded on your computer, insert the Microsoft Office CD in the CD-ROM drive to access lines.

Stay tuned to Networking Today in the coming months for more Software Tips & Tricks from Noble Software Solutions.

Laura Noble is the owner of Noble Software Solutions. Laura can be contacted at 519-680-2689 or by e-mail at lnoble@noblesoftwaresolutions.com. www.noblesoftwaresolutions.com

Published in Networking Today, October 2002.