Hello,

A mystery line has appeared - how did it get there and how do I remove it?

Thanks

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Problem line.docx (11.8 KB, 16 views)

It's a border! Select the paragraph and choose 'no borders' from the paragraph group on the ribbon.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm

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Graham Mayor - MS MVP (Word) (2002-2019)
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gmayor - thank you so much for that 'golden nugget' of information - it worked.

Thanks and kind regards

Dave

This is a bottom border on the first couple of paragraphs and is local formatting.

Select both the first and second paragraph and press Ctrl-Q to get rid of the local formatting.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Thanks very much for the reply Guessed

For "everything" about mysterious lines in Word, see MVP Suzanne S. Barnhill's article at http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/TroublesomeLines.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Thanks very much for your reply Stefan