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can't set top border on text
If I select some text (with or without selecting the paragraph mark) and use the Top border button from the Home tab, I get a box round the selection and not the top border I've requested. Going back to the ribbon, I see the Outside borders option is highlighted, plus the four (top, left, right, bottom) options.
How do I use the border options to apply just a top border? Windows 2010, 14.0.6114.5000 (32 bit) |
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I don't have an answer for that but, while playing around with it I did notice that (1) you have to grab the complete line (not just a portion of the text) in order to get the top border and (2) the style spacing before/after the line(s) was a factor if you attempted to put a top border on two consecutive lines.
Like I said, not an answer...just an observation. |
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Here's a couple of screenshots to clarify the question. WYS may well be WYG, but it's not What You Asked For <g> 1. shows the selection buttons before I click on "top border", 2. shows how Word enthusiastically reinterprets this as "all borders". The second screenshot (touched up with a graphics editor) shows the top border effect I'm trying for.
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Hi
The only way to achieve this is to insert a continuous Section Break both before and after the heading. Then apply a top border to the paragraph. Then reduce the margin in that Section only to the width of the paragraph. Hope this helps. Good luck. Tony |
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Well, that's certainly an interesting idea! but not one I'll be putting to the test. I'll just add another entry to the "Word knows better" list ;-}
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Hi
The other option you have is to just "draw" a line over each heading as required. This is achieved by using Insert - Shapes - Lines and the draw a line where you want it. Hope this helps. Tony |
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