How To Insert A Horizontal Line In Microsoft Word 4 Ways

If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, double-click the Word document to open it and skip the next step. You’ll need a subscription to use Office 365.

A drop-down menu will appear.

If you need to adjust the line’s length and orientation, click the left or right circle. Drag it left or right to adjust the length, or drag it up and down to adjust the orientation. To move the line, double-click and drag it to the desired position.

If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, double-click the Word document to open it and skip the next step.

You may already be on this tab by default.

A drop-down menu will open.

A horizontal line will be added.

To change the line thickness, use the up and down arrow below Height. The higher the number, the thicker the line will be. To change the color, click the color box underneath Color. Select your desired color. Click OK to save and apply your changes. To move the line, double-click and drag it to the desired position.

If you want to draw a line in an existing Word document, double-click the Word document to open it and skip the next step.

You’ll be creating a horizontal line that spans from one edge of your page to the other. The line will stop at your set margins. If you want to make the line span the whole page, you’ll need to change your document margins.

Note that the line does not occupy the space of a line of text, but instead exists between lines of text. If you do not have AutoCorrect enabled, do so by clicking File → Options → Proofing → AutoCorrect Options…. This will open a new window. Make sure the Border Lines box is checked. This can be found underneath Apply as you type. If you want to turn off AutoCorrect, uncheck the boxes.

Make sure the Border Lines box is checked. This can be found underneath Apply as you type. If you want to turn off AutoCorrect, uncheck the boxes.

Thin line: Three hyphens (-). Thick line: Three underscores (_). Double line: Three equal signs (=). Dotted line: Three asterisk (*). Triple line: Three pound signs (#). Squiggly line: Three tildes (~).

Deleting text above the line will prompt it to move upward.

Microsoft Word is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store. Tap Blank document to open a new document or tap a file to open an existing document.

If you don’t see your keyboard, tap the document to bring it up. A new menu will open.

A drop-down menu will open.

Use two fingers to pinch and zoom out to view the entire document. If you need to adjust the line’s length and orientation, tap the left or right circle. Drag it left or right to adjust the length, or drag it up and down to adjust the orientation. To move the line, tap and drag it to the desired position.