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Underline words and the spaces between them

The quickest way to underline text is to press Ctrl+U and start typing. When you want to stop underlining, press Ctrl+U again.

You can also underline text and spaces in several other ways.

What do you want to do?	Example
Underline words and the spaces between them
Underline words, but not the spaces between them
Change the underline style and color
Use a double underline
Underline blank spaces
Remove underlining	_{text without underline}

Select the text that you want to underline.
Go to Home > Underline. Or press Ctrl+U.

Underline words, but not the spaces between them

Select the text that you want to underline.
Go to Home and select Font dialog box launcher .
Go to Font and select Words only in the Underline style drop-down list.

Change the underline style and color

Select the text that you want to underline.
Go to Home and select Font dialog box launcher .

Tip: You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D.
Use the Underline style drop-down list to select an underline style.

Use the Underline color drop-down list to change the color of the line.

Use a double underline

Select the text that you want to underline.
Go to Home and select Font dialog box launcher .
Select double underline in the Underline style drop-down list.

Underline blank spaces

You can underline blank spaces by pressing Shift+Hyphen (-), but it is difficult to line up the underlines — if you are creating a fill-in form, for example. Also, if the AutoFormat option for changing underscore characters into border lines is turned on, pressing Shift+Hyphen (-) three or more times in a row will result in a line that extends the width of the paragraph, which may not be what you want.

A better way to underline blank spaces for a printed document is to use the Tab key and apply the underline formatting to the tab characters.

When you want to create an underline in an online form, insert table cells with the bottom border turned on.

Underline blank spaces for a printed document

To underline blank spaces for a printed document, use the Tab key and apply the underline formatting to the tab characters.

Go to Home > Show/Hide ¶ so that you can see the marks that indicate spaces and tab stops.
Press the Tab key.
Select the tab characters that you want to underline. A tab character looks like a small arrow.
Do one of the following:
- Press Ctrl+U to apply a simple underline.
- To apply a different style of underline, go to Home and select Font dialog box launcher .
  
  Select Underline style to choose a different underline style.

Underline blank spaces for an online document

To create an underline in an online document or form, insert a table cell with the bottom border turned on. This method ensures that when someone types on the line, the line stays in place.

Click or tap where you want to insert a blank underline.
Go to Insert > Table.
Select the upper-left box to insert a 1×1 Table.

If you want to add introductory text, such as a name or Social Security Number, before the underline, insert a 2×1 Table.

To change the length of the line, move the pointer over the end of the table until it becomes a resize pointer , and then move the arrow right or left to lengthen or shorten the line.
Click or tap in the table (or in the second table cell if you created a 2×1 table).
The Table Tools appear. On the Design tab, select Borders > Borders and Shading.
Under Setting, select None.
Under Style, select the line type, color, and width that you want.
In the diagram under Preview, click or tap between the lower margin markers to add the bottom border. Make sure only the bottom line is displayed.

Note: If you prefer to view the table without the light gray gridlines that do not print, select the table, go to Layout next to the Table Design tab and select View Gridlines.

If you used a 2×1 table to make room for introductory text, you can type the text before the line.

Remove underlining

To remove single underlining from words and spaces, select the underlined text and press Ctrl+U.

To remove other styles of underlining, press Ctrl+U twice.

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Creating underline to certain sentence in Word 2016 can highlight the information you want to emphasize. Here I gathered 4 simple and pratical ways that can underline specific text in Word , let’s have a quick look.

1. Use Shortcut key to Underline Text

It may be the best known way of adding underline in Word. Select the content you want to emphasize, press Ctrl+U to underline it.

2. Underline Text with Font

Select the text, click the U symbal in Home tab. Or you can click the small black triangle next to it and choose the style of underline.

3. Underline Text with Table Border

1. Select the text, click the small black triangle next to Borders in Home.

2. But the underline created in this way will take up an entire line. For better result, you can click Insert tab and create a new table in the first place.

3. Input the content in the table, and resize it to adapt the text.

4. Right click the table and select Table Properties.

5. Click Borders and Shading.

6. Choose the style you like and disable the other three borders in Preview, then click OK.

6. Now you can see the result. Underline created in this way will be farther to the character than created by Ctrl+U.

4. Underline Text with Shapes

1. Click Insert – Shapes. Choose the straight line icon in Lines.

2. Underline the text directly. You can also choose the color of underline in Drawing Tools. If you feel difficult to draw a straight line, then press Shift key at the same time.

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Sometimes we need underlines or just simple lines without any text. Imagine you are creating fillable forms or printable forms and you want to add an empty underline in the front of the name of the person?

A real example will look like this:

Create underlines in Word without any text

Let’s see How can we create underlines in Microsoft Word without any text by using two simple methods.

To create an underline without any text in Microsoft Word, press Ctrl + U and then press Ctrl + Shift + spacebar to create non-breaking spaces. You can create multiple underlines next to each other, by pressing and holding this keyboard shortcut combination.

Create underlines in Word by inserting Shape lines

We can also create an underline by inserting shape elements in MS Word.

Go to Microsoft Word Ribbon Area and then go to Insert Tab.
Click on the Shapes and Select line option.
Draw the line by holding the mouse where you want to add underlines. You can also format it by clicking on the line.

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Способ 1: Табуляция
Способ 2: Пробелы
Способ 3: Символ
Способ 4: Таблица
Способ 5: Фигура
Вопросы и ответы

Способ 1: Табуляция

Одним из наиболее простых способов подчеркивания без текста в Microsoft Word является использование символов табуляции.

Установите курсор в том месте документа, где требуется сделать подчеркивание. Нажмите клавишу «Tab» столько раз, чтобы это соответствовало желаемой длине будущего подчеркивания (при этом, если подчеркнуть требуется несколько пустых строк, лучше сначала создать одну, а затем скопировать ее нужное количество раз на следующие).

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Выделите с помощью мышки проставленную табуляцию.

Нажмите на кнопку «Подчеркнутый», расположенную на верхней панели в группе инструментов «Шрифт» вкладки «Главная». Вместо этого можете воспользоваться клавишами «Ctrl+U».

В документе Word появится подчеркивание, соответствующее по своему размеру количеству проставленных вами символов табуляции. Если требуется изменить вид используемой линии, разверните меню кнопки «Ч» и выберите предпочтительный вариант (предварительно потребуется выделить нужную область).

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Способ 2: Пробелы

По аналогии с предыдущим способом, подчеркивание без текста можно сделать и с помощью пробелов, но здесь есть два нюанса: либо потребуется использовать символ «неразрывный пробел», либо поставить точку сразу за последним пробелом обычным.

Введите нужное количество пробелов и поставьте точку или используйте клавиши «Ctrl+Shift+Пробел», чтобы ввести пробел неразрывный. Выделите эту часть документа и примените к ней подчеркивание.

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Способ 3: Символ

Наверное, самый очевидный способ подчеркивания без текста в Ворде заключается в использовании соответствующего символа на клавиатуре. Просто нажмите клавиши «Shift» + «–» нужное количество раз («–» – клавиша в верхнем цифровом блоке, расположенная сразу за цифрой «0»).

Визуально такое подчеркивание не будет отличаться от рассмотренного выше варианта начертания, однако располагается оно немного ниже относительно строки, как раз на толщину одной такой линии.

Если же вам требуется подчеркнуть сразу несколько линий, можно воспользоваться встроенной в Microsoft Word функцией автозамены, которая срабатывает после ввода трех одинаковых символов и нажатия клавиши «Enter».

Вы можете вводить как минус (тире, дефис), используя клавишу «–», так и именно нижнее подчеркивание, с помощью сочетания «Shift» + «–» – во втором случае линия получится более жирной.

Какой бы из символов вы не использовали для создания подчеркивания без текста, в результате это получаются строки, между которых можно писать текст.

Способ 4: Таблица

Еще один способ решения нашей задачи – создание таблицы размером в одну ячейку с последующим скрытием всех ее границ, кроме нижней, и изменением размера.

Перейдите во вкладку «Вставка», разверните меню кнопки «Таблица», наведите курсор на одну (первую) ячейку и кликните по ней.

Растяните созданную таким образом рамку до нужного размера.

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Кликните по ней для выделения и перейдите во вкладку «Конструктор таблиц». Разверните меню кнопки «Границы» и выберите в нем сначала «Нет границ», а затем «Нижняя граница».

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В результате мы получим подчеркивание, созданное из ячейки таблицы, у которой будут скрыты все границы, кроме нижней.

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Способ 5: Фигура

Последний вариант создания подчеркивания без текста заключается в рисовании горизонтальной линии. Для этого:

Перейдите во вкладку «Вставка», разверните меню кнопки «Фигуры» и выберите в нем обычную линию.

Зажмите клавишу «Shift», чтобы будущая линия была горизонтальной, нажмите левую кнопку мышки (ЛКМ) для обозначения начала подчеркивания и проведите вправо до его завершения, после чего отпустите ЛКМ.

Если это потребуется, выделите нарисованную фигуру, перейдите во вкладку «Формат фигуры», измените ее цвет, толщину, вид и другие параметры на свое усмотрение.

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To create an underline without any text in Microsoft Word, press Ctrl + U to start the underline, then, press Ctrl + Shift + spacebar to create non-breaking spaces. Press and hold this keyboard shortcut combination to add multiple underlines next to each other, creating an underline.

Contents

1 How do you insert an underline in Word?
2 How do you underline text manually?
3 How do you underline without text?
4 What is the shortcut key for underline?
5 How do I insert a picture into a Word document without moving the text?
6 What is underline in MS Word?
7 How do you highlight in Word without text?
8 How do I get rid of the red underline in Word?
9 How do I get rid of the red underline in Word 2016?
10 Why is underscore not showing in Word?
11 How do you underline a word in Windows 10?
12 How do I insert a picture in Word without resizing?
13 How do you put a picture behind text on Microsoft Word?
14 What kind of type is underline?
15 How do you highlight specific words in Word?
16 How do I shade a whole line in Word?
17 What does red underline in word mean?
18 Why are all my words underlined in red on word?

How do you insert an underline in Word?

Do one of the following:

Press Ctrl+U to apply a simple underline.
To apply a different style of underline, go to Home and select Font dialog box launcher . Select Underline style to choose a different underline style.

How do you underline text manually?

Underlining Shortcuts and Troubleshooting. Highlight text and press CTRL+U. The quick key-combo for underlining text in Microsoft Word is holding Control and pressing the “U” key.

To create an underline without any text in Microsoft Word, press Ctrl + U to start the underline, then, press Ctrl + Shift + spacebar to create non-breaking spaces. Press and hold this keyboard shortcut combination to add multiple underlines next to each other, creating an underline.

What is the shortcut key for underline?

Format characters

To do this	Press
Hide the selected text.	Ctrl+Shift+H
Apply bold formatting.	Ctrl+B
Apply underline formatting.	Ctrl+U
Apply underline formatting to the words, but not the spaces.	Ctrl+Shift+W

How do I insert a picture into a Word document without moving the text?

To insert an image into Word without moving any text is to set the image’s default wrapping to no wrapping before entering it into the document.

Click the location in your document where you want to insert a picture.
On the Insert tab, click Pictures.
Select the option you want to use for inserting pictures.

What is underline in MS Word?

An underline is a section of text in a document where the words have a line running beneath them. For example, this text should be underlined. Underlined text is commonly used to help draw attention to text.Create underline text in HTML. Create underline text in a word processor, such as Microsoft Word.

How do you highlight in Word without text?

Method 1: Using the CTRL Key and Your Mouse

Step 1: Open up your Word document. First off, you’ll need to open up a Word document with some sentences ready.
Step 2: Select the blank spaces. Now that your document is ready, select a blank space in your document.
Step 3: Highlight the blank spaces.

How do I get rid of the red underline in Word?

Click on the name of the language in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. 2. Add a check mark in the Do not check spelling or grammar option and click OK. All the red and green squiggly underlines should be gone.

How do I get rid of the red underline in Word 2016?

When that situation comes, just follow this easy guide to remove spelling and red lines in MS Word:

Click on the File menu and then on Options.
In the Options pop-up window, open Proofing.
Untick the Check spelling as you type and Check grammar with spelling.

Why is underscore not showing in Word?

Sometimes underscores don’t appear if the line spacing is too tight, or at the bottom of a page (especially if white space is hidden). If you change the Zoom ratio, do they appear?

How do you underline a word in Windows 10?

On the Ease of Access page, choose the “Keyboard” tab on the left. On the right, scroll down a bit and turn on the “Underline Access Keys When Available” toggle under the “Change How Keyboard Shortcuts Work” section. Once enabled, you’ll start seeing underlined letters in various menus, dialog boxes, and windows.

How do I insert a picture in Word without resizing?

CTRL+Arrow key(s). and have the ability to move it around. text-area from the drawing options and then insert a picture into it. EXACTLY its original size.

How do you put a picture behind text on Microsoft Word?

Moving Images Behind Text

Select the image.
Choose the Order option from the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar. Word displays a submenu.
Choose Send Behind Text from the submenu. The image should move behind the text.

What kind of type is underline?

Understanding Underlines

Underline Type	Meaning
Single	Adds a single underline, the entire length of the selected text
Words Only	Underlines only the words (not spaces or tabs) in the selected text
Double	Adds a double-line underline, the entire length of the selected text
Dots	Same as Single, but uses a line of dots instead

How do you highlight specific words in Word?

Highlighting Found Text

Press Ctrl+H.
Click the More button, if it is available.
In the Find What box, enter the text you want to find and highlight.
In the Replace With box, enter ^&.
With the insertion point still in the Replace With box, click the Format button.
Click the Highlight option.

How do I shade a whole line in Word?

Apply shading to words or paragraphs

Select the word or paragraph that you want to apply shading to.
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Shading.
Under Theme Colors, click the color that you want to use to shade your selection.

What does red underline in word mean?

Microsoft Word comes with a powerful spelling and grammar checking module.If there is a spelling mistake, the word gets underlined with a red color wavy / squiggly / zig-zag line indicating the error. For grammatical errors a wavy green line appears under the word or phrases.

Why are all my words underlined in red on word?

You have the Track Changes feature turned on – red underlining is the default markup used to identify Insertions. Go to the Review tab, turn Track Changes OFF, then Accept all changes in the document & save the file.

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Underlining seems like a simple enough task in Microsoft Word, but many times there’s more involved. You can underline words, spaces, words with spaces, and words without spaces. We’ll show you several ways to use underline in Word.

Many people reserve underlining for web links while others find it a good way to emphasize text in a document. Along with the options for underlining words and spaces, you can format it as a double, bold, or dotted line and remove an underline you’ve added. Let’s walk through it all!

Underline Words With Spaces

The most uncomplicated way to underline in Word is words with spaces. You may have a phrase, sentence, or paragraph you want to underline.

Select the text and then apply the underline one of these ways:

Click the Underline button in the Font section of the Home tab.
Press Ctrl+U on Windows or Control+U on Mac.

Underline Words Without Spaces

Underlining words without spaces takes a little more work, especially for sentences and paragraphs. You can select each word, one at a time, and then apply the underline as described above using the Underline button or keyboard shortcut. But there’s a faster way!

Select the text you want to underline, including the spaces. Right-click and pick “Font.”

In the Underline Style drop-down box, choose “Words Only.” You can see a preview at the bottom of the dialog box confirming that only the words are underlined and not the spaces. Then, click “OK.”

You should have your phrase, sentence, or paragraph with underlines only below the words.

Underline Only Spaces

Maybe you’re creating a document such as a printable form where you want to underline spaces to make a blank line. You’d think that inserting several spaces and applying the underline to them would be the way to go. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work. Here are two ways to underline spaces.

RELATED: How to Overline Text in Word

Method One: Use Tab Stops

You can use the default tab stops in Word which are 0.5 inches with each press of the Tab key. If you prefer, you can set up your own tab stops.

Press the Tab key the number of times necessary to cover the length you need. Then, select all of the tab stops you just inserted by dragging your cursor through them.

Click the Underline button in the ribbon or use a keyboard shortcut. You’ll then see your line, or underlined spaces.

Method Two: Use a Table

Another way to create underlined spaces is by inserting a table and adjusting the borders. Go to the Insert tab and select the Table drop-down arrow. Choose the first square which is the one-by-one table.

When the table appears, it should stretch the width of your document. If not, drag the right side so that it does. Right-click and choose “Table Properties.”

Click “Borders and Shading” at the bottom of the Table tab.

On the right side of the dialog box, click to remove the top and side borders, leaving only the bottom border. Click “OK” to apply the change.

You’ll then have a single line as your “underlined spaces.”

Change the Underline Format

You have a few different ways to change the format for your underline. You can pick a double underline, a bolder line, or a dotted line in a variety of styles. And you can change the line before or after you apply the underline to your text or spaces.

RELATED: How to Add a Dotted Line in a Microsoft Word Document

To change the line style at the time you apply the underline, select the text you want to underline. If you’ve already applied the underline, select all of the underlined text. Then, do one of the following.

Click the arrow next to the Underline button in the Font section of the Home tab. Select the line style you want to use.

Right-click the selected text and pick “Font.”Choose the line in the Underline Style drop-down box and click “OK.”

If you used the table method above to underline spaces, select the table and head back to Table Properties > Borders and Shading. Then, use the options in the Style drop-down box.

How to Remove an Underline

Removing an underline is as easy. Select the underlined text and click the Underline button in the Font section on the Home tab. This deselects the Underline button and removes the underline from your text.

Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl+U on Windows or Control+U on Mac.

Another way to remove an underline is to select the underlined text, right-click, and choose “Font.” Choose “None” in the Underline Style drop-down box and click “OK.”

If you inserted a table for underlined spaces, you can remove the table by right-clicking it and choosing “Delete Table.”

Knowing how to apply, format, and remove underlines in your Word documents is important if that’s your preferred method of emphasizing text. But you can also highlight text or apply a format like bold or italics.

Why can’t I see my underline in Word?

The problem is you have NONE selection on your underline button. Fix: Push the small drop down arrow on the right hand side of the underline button…and pick a line type other than «none».

How do you make an underline in Word?

Type the text you want to overline into your Word document and make sure the “Home” tab is active on the ribbon bar. Click the down arrow on the “Borders” button in the “Paragraph” section of the “Home” tab. Select “Top Border” from the drop-down menu.

How do you underline in Word without text?

Create underlines in Word without any text

Create an underlined space by pressing Ctrl + U to start the underline, press the Spacebar for each underlined space you want to create and end the line with an underscore ( _ ).

Where is the underscore key?

You can easily type underscore on mac and Windows computers, press the “Shift” and “hyphen” key simultaneously to type an underscore. The underscore symbol shares a key with the hyphen symbol, and you can find it to the right of the “0” key on the row above the letters.

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How do you type an overline?

Start opening the document in Word where you want to add the overline. Position the cursor at the point where you want to put the text you’re going to overbar. Press “Ctrl + F9” on your keyboard and the field code brackets will appear.

How do you insert over in Word?

Type over text in Word for Windows

In Word, choose File > Options.
In the Word Options dialog box, choose Advanced.
Under Editing options, do one of the following: To use Insert key to control Overtype mode, select the Use Insert key to control overtype check box.

How do you uppercase in Word?

To use a keyboard shortcut to change between lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Capitalize Each Word, select the text and press SHIFT + F3 until the case you want is applied.

What is the double underline in Word?

In Microsoft Word, double underlining helps draw extra attention to specific words or numbers, such as denoting a grand total.

What does the double underline mean in Word?

Most commonly the double blue underline appears where there are two spaces between words instead of one. There are some other grammar «errors» that may also be underlined that way. Right-click the underlined words to see what Word objects to.

What is the shortcut key of double underline?

CTRL + SHIFT + D will immediately add a double underline in Word.

How do I convert lowercase to uppercase in word?

Step 1: Open the word document. Step 2: Highlight or select the text that you want to covert from uppercase to lowercase. Step 3: Press and hold Shift + F3 keys from the keyboard. Step 4: Once you release the keys, you can see that Uppercase is converted into the Lowercase, as shown in the screenshot below.

How do you capitalize without retyping in word?

Select the text you want to change the case of, using your mouse or keyboard. On the Home tab of the Ribbon, go to the Fonts command group and click the arrow next to the Change Case button.

What is title case in Microsoft Word?

Title case means that the first letter of each word is capitalized, except for certain small words, such as articles and short prepositions.

Why can’t I type in a word document?

If text is not appearing on your screen, there is a good chance that Number Lick has been turned on by mistake. To check this, locate your «Num Lock» key, which often is the same button as «F11» on your keyboard. Press the key and then try typing. Text should appear on your screen.

What is advanced mode in Microsoft Word?

Use advanced Word options to customize editing tasks, document display, printing preferences, and more. Newer versionsOffice 2010 Office 2007. To choose your advanced Word options, select File > Options, and on the left pane, select Advanced.

What is typeover mode in Microsoft Word?

Overtype mode is an editing mode in which everything you type replaces something else in your document. When overtype mode is active and you type a letter, it replaces the letter to the right of the insertion point. When overtype mode is not active, your text is inserted where the insertion point is located.

What is Dropcap in Word?

A drop cap (dropped capital) is a large capital letter used as a decorative element at the beginning of a paragraph or section. The size of a drop cap is usually two or more lines. The following illustration shows your options for positioning a drop cap. WindowsmacOS.

What is the line above a letter called?

What Is a Diacritic, Anyway? Diacritics are marks placed above or below (or sometimes next to) a letter in a word to indicate a particular pronunciation—in regard to accent, tone, or stress—as well as meaning, especially when a homograph exists without the marked letter or letters.

What is L Ctrl?

Alternatively referred to as Control+L and C-l, Ctrl+L is a keyboard shortcut whose function differs depending on the program being. For example, in Microsoft Word, Ctrl+L is used to align text with the left edge of a document (margin). … Ctrl+L in Excel and other spreadsheet programs.

What is Ctrl F for?

CTRL-F or F3: to find a word or words on a page. CTRL-C: to copy text. CTRL-V: to paste text. CTRL-Z: to undo a command. SHIFT-CTRL-Z: to redo the command above.

What is the keyboard shortcut for word count?

Checking word count using a keyboard shortcut

You can also display the Word Count dialog box by pressing Ctrl + Shift + G.

What does a blue underline mean in Word?

Wavy blue lines that appear under text in a Word document indicate that the Format Consistency Checker is turned on and is functioning in the background as you type. The lines indicate that the Format Consistency Checker has detected an inconsistency that you may want to look at and to correct.

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Many of the formatting changes that you want to apply in a Microsoft Word document can be achieved by selecting the text that you want to modify, then clicking the appropriate button for the desired type of formatting.

But occasionally you will encounter a specific situation where the usual formatting methods don’t seem to be working. One such situation occurs when you want to underline a blank space.

You can underline trailing blank spaces in a Word document by going to File > Options > Advanced > and checking the box next to Draw underline on trailing spaces.

There are several reasons that you might need an underlined blank space in a Word document, but a common one is to create a place in a form where someone needs to sign their name or enter some information.

The underlined blank space can be achieved with the help of the underscore (hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, then press the – key next to the number 0), or by clicking the Underline formatting button and typing a space (or pressing Ctrl + U on your keyboard.)

But you may find that Word is not allowing you to underline a blank space, and you may be looking for a way to adjust that setting.

Our guide below will show you where to find the setting that will allow you to underline blank spaces in your Word 2013 document.

Open Word 2013.
Click the File tab.
Click the Options button.
Choose the Advanced tab.
Scroll down to the Layout options for section, then check the box to the left of Draw underline on trailing spaces.
Click the OK button at the bottom of the window when you are done.

Our guide continues below with additional information on underlining trailing spaces in a Microsoft Word document, including pictures of these steps.

Do you need a specific number of characters for something that you are writing? Our Microsoft Word character count guide can help you locate that information for your document.

Microsoft Word – How to Underline Blank Spaces (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this article will change a setting in Microsoft Word 2013 so that Word will automatically draw an underline on trailing spaces when you are typing with active Underline formatting. Note that turning off this setting will remove any existing underlined trailing spaces from your document.

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word 2013.

Step 2: Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the window.

Step 3: Click Options in the column at the left side of the window.

This is going to open a new window called Word Options.

Step 4: Click the Advanced tab on the left side of the Word Options window.

Step 5: Scroll to the Layout options for section, check the box to the left of Draw underline on trailing spaces, then click the OK button to apply your changes and close the window.

how to underline blank spaces in word 2013

Our tutorial continues below with additional discussion on formatting blank spaces in Microsoft Word 2013.

You can check out our article on double line spacing to find out how ot adjust the line spacing settings for your current document, as well as future documents.

More Information on How to Make a Blank Underline in Word

The steps that we have discussed in this article focus on how you can underline trailing spaces in a document.

While using the underscore character is technically a different thing than what we are trying to accomplish above, it does achieve a nearly identical result. One of the only reasons where it may not be an adequate solution is if someone needs to type something in that space.

Since an underscore is technically a character, you can’t type on top of it. Any characters that you add will simply push the underscore to the right to make way for the new characters.

If there is too much or too little space in your text boxes, then read our how to change line spacing in Powerpoint article and find out how to fix it.

The phrase “Trailing spaces” can be a little confusing because you might assume that this only affects spaces that come after a word. However, almost any blank space in a document is a trailing space to something, so you can usually apply the underline formatting as needed.

You can underline text in your document by selecting it, then clicking the U button on the Home tab, using the Ctrl + U keyboard shortcut, or through the Font dialog box.

You will find the Font dialog box by going to the Home tab, then clicking the small Font button at the bottom-right corner of the Font group. There you will find not only the underline option but also other helpful things like multiple underlines, strikethrough, small caps, and much more.

Is there formatting in a Word document that you can’t seem to remove? Learn how to clear formatting in Word 2013 and work with content that has Word’s default formatting.

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To create an underline without any text in Microsoft Word, press Ctrl+U to start the underline, then, press Ctrl+Shift+spacebar to create non-breaking spaces. Press and hold this keyboard shortcut combination to add multiple underlines next to each other, creating an underline. For example, holding down Ctrl+Shift and pressing Spacebar five times would create an underline five characters long.

An example of how this could be used is for printable forms, for example: Name: .

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An underline is the drawing of a horizontal line beneath the important text in any document to bring it into focus by making necessary words stand out in a sentence or paragraph.

In this article, you will learn a great secret of underlining text such as a single word, the individual words in a paragraph, or an entire paragraph.

Learn not only how to underline words, lines, or paragraphs, but also apply styled and coloured underlines.

Let’s find out what the secrets are!

Term	Shortcut	Steps and Shortcurt
Underlining a whole paragraph, word/s, line/s	Ctrl + U	Select a paragraph, word/s, or line/s → Press Ctrl + U
Double-Underlining a word, or paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + D	Select a paragraph, word/s, or line/s → Press Ctrl + Shift + D
Underline all selected words by avoiding the spaces at a time in a paragraph	Ctrl + Shift + W	Select a paragraph, word/s, or line/s → Press Ctrl + Shift + W

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To underline text with different colours and styles do the following;

Select the text that you want to underline with different colours and styles

And click the drop-down arrow of the Underline in the Font group

Now select the underline style that you want to apply to the selected text or paragraph

Underline styles in a paragraph

If you want more underline styles, select “More underlines”

Then select styles and colour, and then click OK to confirm the action.

Or select the theme colour you want to apply to the selected text.

Choosing underlined style and colour

On the Home tab, in the Font group, you can underline font in different styles and colors such as red , blue , green , wavy with different colors, etc.

Underline styles

How to underline the text you want with one click

Do you know an amazing trick? Using this command you can easily underline the text you want, wherever you want, as many times as you want. You can copy the already lined text format and apply the same format anywhere you like. Let’s see how it is now!

First, apply the underline format of your choice to any text.

Double-click on the “Format Painter“

Now click on the text of your choice to apply this underlined format

In this way, apply as much text as you like anywhere in the same document.

Be careful to underline in a consistent manner. Ensure that all the words you wish to stand out are underlined, for instance, if you are emphasising certain phrases in a sentence.

Don’t highlight too much text. The reader may not be able to determine the words you want to stress if you underline more than a few in a sentence.

To underline, use a thin line. A thick line could detract from the words you are attempting to highlight too much.

If you are using a Word document type, there is usually an underlining feature. This will allow you to easily add a thin line of underlining to the text.

Use a ruler or straight edge to make a thin line of underlining if you’re writing by hand.

Normally we use the font formatting group in Word to underline a word, line of text or paragraph. But if you want to work fast, it is better if you use the shortcuts described above.

It is important to learn these shortcuts as we use them frequently. Not only that, but they are also easy to learn. And you’re going to learn these things, right?

What does underlining mean?

An underlining is a horizontal line that is drawn underneath key content in a document to emphasise it.

What is the Shortcut to Underline a whole paragraph?

Select a paragraph, and then Press Ctrl + U.

What is the shortcut to underline words by avoiding the spaces?

Select a paragraph, and then press Ctrl + Shift + W.

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Underline words and the spaces between them

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Microsoft Word – How to Underline Blank Spaces (Guide with Pictures)

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word 2013.

Step 2: Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the window.

Step 3: Click Options in the column at the left side of the window.

Step 4: Click the Advanced tab on the left side of the Word Options window.

Step 5: Scroll to the Layout options for section, check the box to the left of Draw underline on trailing spaces, then click the OK button to apply your changes and close the window.

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