How to identify and remove dotted line.

Using MS Word 2000 and in one of my letters I have a dotted line (or can
make several appear as I move text).
I can see it in normal print and web layout views. Also in Print Preview.
I can 'select' it and move it a limited distance up and down the text, it
goes as wide as the text (between margins). But what I can't seem to do is
remove the dash thing.
What is it? and how can I delete it?
TIA. Peter S.

Bill
Sun Dec 04 04:02:17 CST 2005

I think you may be looking at Formatting Tab.

To do this -
Click on line(s)
Click on <Format><Tabs>
Highlight the tab (if you have more than one) that shows a leader of
(type 2)
Click on <1><OK> or
Click on <Clear all>

If this doesn't work come back.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"LPS-AU" <petersta@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
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> Using MS Word 2000 and in one of my letters I have a dotted line (or can
> make several appear as I move text).
> I can see it in normal print and web layout views. Also in Print Preview.
> I can 'select' it and move it a limited distance up and down the text, it
> goes as wide as the text (between margins). But what I can't seem to do is
> remove the dash thing.
> What is it? and how can I delete it?
> TIA. Peter S.
>

Suzanne
Sun Dec 04 09:26:47 CST 2005

For cause, cure, and prevention, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"LPS-AU" <petersta@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
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> Using MS Word 2000 and in one of my letters I have a dotted line (or can
> make several appear as I move text).
> I can see it in normal print and web layout views. Also in Print Preview.
> I can 'select' it and move it a limited distance up and down the text, it
> goes as wide as the text (between margins). But what I can't seem to do is
> remove the dash thing.
> What is it? and how can I delete it?
> TIA. Peter S.
>
>

Jay
Sun Dec 04 10:40:56 CST 2005

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 19:52:15 +1100, "LPS-AU" <petersta@melbpc.org.au>
wrote:

>Using MS Word 2000 and in one of my letters I have a dotted line (or can
>make several appear as I move text).
>I can see it in normal print and web layout views. Also in Print Preview.
>I can 'select' it and move it a limited distance up and down the text, it
>goes as wide as the text (between margins). But what I can't seem to do is
>remove the dash thing.
>What is it? and how can I delete it?
>TIA. Peter S.
>

It's a paragraph border created by the AutoFormat As You Type feature.
See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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LPS-AU
Sun Dec 04 16:33:33 CST 2005

Thank you Bill, Suzanne and Jay.
Your information has solved my problem and I am grateful. While I am not
into 'MS Bashing' It looks like another example of software design that
could have been handled better.
Cheers from 'Down Under'.
Peter S.
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"LPS-AU" <petersta@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
news:%23NXDXAL%23FHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Using MS Word 2000 and in one of my letters I have a dotted line (or can
> make several appear as I move text).
> I can see it in normal print and web layout views. Also in Print Preview.
> I can 'select' it and move it a limited distance up and down the text, it
> goes as wide as the text (between margins). But what I can't seem to do is
> remove the dash thing.
> What is it? and how can I delete it?
> TIA. Peter S.