underline spaces

[Guest]

In Wordperfect you can put the underline on and press the space bar and it
will create a line. Can you do this in Word 2000?

 

[Jay Freedman]

In Wordperfect you can put the underline on and press the space bar
and it will create a line. Can you do this in Word 2000?

Yes. To have it show up, either remember to type a nonbreaking space
(Ctrl+Shift+spacebar) at the end of the line, or go to Tools > Options >
Compatibility and check the box for "Draw underline on trailing spaces".

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[Anne Troy]

Tools-->Options-->Compatibility tab. I have Word 2000 chosen as the
"recommended options". Then, scroll down the list below that about 1/3 the
way, and choose "Draw Underline on Trailing Spaces".

But I think us Word users really prefer to use tables for underlining areas
into which we'll eventually type or hand-write.
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com
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[Guest]

Or the imfamous UNDERSCORE "_" character....

I like the "table" idea better.