I ran into a similar problem in Microsoft Word 2003, but for a different reason. In a nutshell, this problem appeared for me when I incorrectly altered a table border in a Microsoft Word 2003 document. I wanted to highlight certain cells with a thick border in a table in my MS Word document, so I highlighted the table, right clicked, and selected 'borders and shading'.
Sep 6, 2013 - I am having issues with horizontal lines above the end notes in a manuscript. I have already tried to remove it through various border options on.
In my haste, I accidentally went to the tab that said 'Page Border' (which allows you to set up borders around every page) rather than 'Borders' (which applies to a table or subset of a table that you have selected). The 'border' and 'page border' tabs have nearly identical border-manipulating button layouts, thus its very easy to confuse the two functions if you're working fast.
So I didn't even know that I mistakenly inserted a thick black line 'border' on the bottom of every page in my document. To make things worse, I was so focused on altering my data table (and fatigued), that I didn't make the immediate connection that this line which appeared near the bottom of every page was related to the page border commands I recently issued. This line that 'appeared' was unlike any I had seen appear on MS Word documents before, as there was no apparent way to manipulate it. For example, text would just pass through it when I typed or deleted (as if it were part of the background), and if I started a new page, the black line would be there too. What I had to do, was select a table on my document, right click, then go to 'borders and shading', then go to the 'page borders' tab, and erase any borders that were there (by clicking 'none'). It was a real hassle figuring this out, over an hour of work wasted.
I hope this helps someone else out there! Regarding the 'How to remove the horizontal line from MS Word' problem. One Word makes this problem different for many. That word is FOOTER. When the horizontal line is in a footer it is more of a.censored.
But it can be done! Having now spent the better part of a day (endless blog surfing and Google queries) dealing with this problem (in MS Word 2007), I want to point out that a number of people in the replies were suffering the same problem as me - but it was NOT being solved by the solutions posted. As far as I know it has not been answered adequately on ANY of the forums. The problem was a horizontal line being automatically placed in the FOOTER section of the document.
Let me be clear - it is NOT a footnote separator issue. It IS (ultimately. ) a border clearing issue BUT, as was noted several times, highlighting the little one could of the line (in my case next to the page number) and then selecting 'no borders' did NOT get rid of the line.
BUT, it did something odd. In my case it jumped the line DOWN so it appeared BELOW (instead of above) my page number. But the.censored. line was STILL there! At this point I was pretty much ready to give up. Some people have reported that it jumped the line up.
It would appear that it jumps the line up and down – the important thing is that the line moves. BECAUSE - this weird wrinkle turned out to be a blessing, BECAUSE, it meant I could now highlight the page number (now above the line), the dreaded horizontal line, AS WELL as the space BELOW the dreaded line.
At this point, selecting the 'no borders' option once more – finally deleted the line. Repeating this once on another page saw it disappear on every one of my 365 page footers. Feel free to post this on your site as an update - it may save many others time and PAIN. BTW, I am not a tech or MS Word guru by any means - I just got lucky with trial and error - eventually. I hope it works for others out there.
. Click the line or paragraph (or multiple paragraphs) where you want to add the border or rule. In the Format, click the Layout button near the top. Click the pop-up menu below Borders & Rules, then choose a line type (solid, dashed, or dotted).
Click the disclosure triangle next to Borders & Rules. To set where the line appears, click a Position button. To change the thickness of the line, click the arrows for the value field next to the line color controls.
To choose a color, do one of the following:. To see colors that go with your template: Click the color well on the left. To see all colors: Click the color wheel, then choose a color in the Colors window. To adjust the spacing between the line and the text it’s applied to, click the arrows for the Offset field.
To remove the border or rule, select the text with the border or rule, click the pop-up menu below Borders & Rules, then choose None. To add a border around a page, you first add a square shape to the page, then change its attributes so it behaves like a border.
For example, you can change its size, give it no fill (as opposed to a color fill) so that it doesn’t obscure the text on the page, set it to always stay on the page, and so on. You can then set the border as a master object so it appears on all pages.
Click in the, then choose the square or rounded rectangle from the Basic category. In the Format, click the Arrange tab at the top. In the Object Placement section, click Stay on Page. Click the Text Wrap pop-up menu and choose None. Drag the selection handles until the outer edges of the shape create the border size you want. To remove the color from the shape or specify a different color, click the pop-up menu next to Fill, then click No Fill or choose a different fill option.
To specify what the border looks like, click the disclosure triangle next to Border, then click the pop-up menu and do one of the following:. Choose Line, then choose a line style from the pop-up menu below it. Click the color well to change the color of the line, and click the arrows to change the thickness of the line. Choose Picture Frame, then choose a picture frame style from the pop-up menu below it. Use the Scale slider to adjust the thickness of the frame.
To change the transparency of the border, drag the opacity slider. To lock the border so it doesn’t get moved accidentally, click the Arrange tab at the top of the sidebar, then click Lock. To use the border on every page in a, choose Arrange Section Masters Move Object to Section Master (from the Arrange menu at the top of your screen).
If your document has more than one section and you want the border to appear on every page in the document, for each section. Borders and rules (lines) can be created in different ways, so if you’re not sure how one was added, you can try these methods to remove it. First click the line or border, then do one of the following:. If selection handles appear at the ends of a line: It was added as a shape. Click Delete on the keyboard. If selection handles appear around the border: It was added as a shape. Click the Style tab at the top of the sidebar on the right, then click the pop-up menu to the right of Border, then choose No Border.
Note: If you see a small x at the corners of a border or at the ends of a line, the shape is locked. You need to it before you can remove it. If no selection handles appear at the ends of a line: It was added as a rule.
Select the text above the rule, then click the Layout button near the top of the sidebar on the right. If the pop-up menu says None, select the text below the rule. Click the pop-up menu, then choose None. If no selection handles appear around the border: It was added as a border. Select the text inside the border, then click the Layout button near the top of the sidebar on the right.
Click the line type pop-up menu and choose None. If you can’t select or delete a border or rule using any of the methods above, it may be a placed on the background of a template. To make it selectable, choose Arrange Section Masters Make Master Objects Selectable (from the Arrange menu at the top of your screen).