Right-click and choose "Table Properties".Ĭlick "Borders and Shading" at the bottom of the Table tab. Otherwise, swipe the right side for it to do so. When the table appears, it should span the width of your document. Choose the first square which is the one by one array. Go to the Insert tab and select the Table drop-down arrow. You will then see your line, or underlined spaces.Īnother way to create underlined spaces is to insert a table and adjust the borders. Next, select all the tab stops you just inserted by dragging your cursor across them.Ĭlick the Underline button in the ribbon or use a keyboard shortcut. Press the Tab key the number of times necessary to cover the length you need. If you prefer, you can configure your own tab stops. You can use the default tab stops in Word which are 0,5 inch with each press of the Tab key.
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You would think that inserting multiple spaces and applying underlining to them would be the way to go. Perhaps you are creating a document such as a printable form where you want to underline spaces to create a blank line. Your phrase, sentence or paragraph should be underlined only below the words. You can see a preview at the bottom of the dialog confirming that only words are underlined and not spaces. Right-click and choose "Font".įrom the Underline Style drop-down list, choose "Words Only". Select the text you want to underline, including spaces. You can select each word, one at a time, then apply the underline as described above using the Underline button or the keyboard shortcut.
Underlining words without spaces takes a bit more work, especially for sentences and paragraphs.