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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Step 3. Go to the Home tab of the Word ribbon
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Step 4. Press the "Borders and Background" button
It features a square icon divided into four quadrants and is located within the "Paragraph" group.
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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
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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.
![Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word Step 10 Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word Step 10](https://i.sundulerparents.com/images/008/image-21717-10-j.webp)
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.
![Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word Step 11 Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word Step 11](https://i.sundulerparents.com/images/008/image-21717-11-j.webp)
Step 3. Go to the Design tab of the Word ribbon
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Step 4. Select the Page Borders option located in the upper right corner of the window
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Step 5. Go to the Borders tab of the dialog box that appeared
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Step 6. Select the None option from the left window pane
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Step 7. Press the OK button
The selected horizontal line should disappear from the document.