WD97: Underline Formatting Does Not Appear at End of Line
Article ID: 197826
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q197826
SYMPTOMS
You cannot apply underline character formatting to a line that contains
only spaces. If you attempt to apply this type of formatting to a space
character, the underline is not displayed or printed.
CAUSE
There must be at least one character other than a space at the end of a
line for underline formatting to appear. Similarly, underline character
formatting does not appear on spaces following the last character on a
line.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following procedures to extend an underline past the
end of text on a line:
- Type at least one non-breaking space at the end of the line where
you want the underline to stop. To type a non-breaking space, press
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR.
-or-
- Set a right-aligned tab stop at the position where you want the
underline to stop. Apply underline formatting to the tab.
-or-
- Set a right-aligned tab stop with a solid, underscore leader. To do
this, click to select the Leader 4 option button in the Tabs dialog box
(Format menu).
If you apply hidden and underline character formatting to text, the
underline formatting appears on the screen, but it is not displayed in
print preview nor is it printed.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
195485 WD97: How to Create Ruling Lines or Blank Underlines in Word
196855 WD97: How to Extend Form Field Underlines to a Fixed Point
Additional query words: 8.0
Keywords: kbprb kbualink97 KB197826