This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a horizontal line in Microsoft Word that was created inadvertently or by mistake after typing the "-", "_", "=" or "*" symbol three times in a row and pressing the "Enter key" ".
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Manual Erase
Step 1. Place the text cursor on the line immediately above the line you want to delete
If it is a line of text, move the mouse cursor to the end of it.
Step 2. Drag the text cursor to the line immediately following the horizontal line you want to delete
This way the latter should appear highlighted.
Step 3. Press the Delete key
By performing this step, in many versions of Word, the selected line of text will be removed from the document.
Method 2 of 3: Use the Home Tab Tools
Step 1. Place the text cursor on the line immediately above the line you want to delete
If it is a line of text, select it completely to highlight it.
Step 2. Drag the text cursor to the line immediately following the horizontal line you want to delete
This way the latter should appear highlighted.
Step 3. Go to the Home tab of the Word ribbon
Step 4. Press the "Borders and Background" button
It features a square icon divided into four quadrants and is located within the "Paragraph" group.
Step 5. Choose the None option from the drop-down menu that appeared
The selected horizontal line should disappear.
Method 3 of 3: Using the Dialog Box
Step 1. Place the text cursor on the line immediately above the line you want to delete
If it is a line of text, select it completely to highlight it.
Step 2. Drag the text cursor to the line immediately following the horizontal line you want to delete
This way the latter should appear highlighted.
Step 3. Go to the Design tab of the Word ribbon
Step 4. Select the Page Borders option located in the upper right corner of the window
Step 5. Go to the Borders tab of the dialog box that appeared
Step 6. Select the None option from the left window pane
Step 7. Press the OK button
The selected horizontal line should disappear from the document.
