Cannot remove horizontal line

jmt356
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Cannot remove horizontal line

Post by jmt356 »

Cannot remove horizontal line
I typed 5 consecutive underscores and then hit enter and a horizontal line appeared. Now, with the exception of being able to move the horizontal line up or down, I am unable to remove it completely or otherwise modify it. How can this be done?
This is further complicated by the fact that the line appears at the bottom of a column in a table, making it harder to select / maneuver.
Regards,

JMT

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Rudi
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Re: Cannot remove horizontal line

Post by Rudi »

Its actually a border added by the autoformat feature.
See image to delete.
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Rudi

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Jay Freedman
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Re: Cannot remove horizontal line

Post by Jay Freedman »

JMT, because you know how you created the line, we know that Rudi is correct. When you don't know (or didn't notice) how the line was created, you can run through all the possibilities here.

To prevent AutoFormat from creating headaches in the future, turn off that option and a bunch of others as discussed here.

jmt356
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Re: Cannot remove horizontal line

Post by jmt356 »

Thank you. It worked.
Regards,

JMT