how to add top and bottom line in word

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Learn how to add top and bottom lines in Microsoft Word using three easy methods: keyboard shortcuts, the borders tool, and shapes. Perfect for headers, footers, or professional document formatting in Word 2026.  [The Rest] Are you struggling to get a straight line in your Word document? In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to sandwich your text between lines to make your documents look professional.  What you’ll learn: ✅ The "Auto-Format" shortcut (3 dashes + Enter) ✅ How to use Paragraph Borders for titles ✅ Drawing custom lines with the Shapes tool ✅ How to remove stubborn lines that won't disappear  If this helped, please Like and Subscribe for more 2026 Microsoft Office productivity hacks!  🏷️ Hashtags  #MicrosoftWord #WordTutorial #DocumentFormatting #Office365 #ProductivityHacks #HowTo #Word2026 #Tech

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00:00welcome back in this video i will guide you how to add top and bottom line in word document so

00:06in the first method place your cursor where you want the line and now type three hyphens

00:14and press enter word will automatically convert into a solid line so if you want to bottom line

00:24then you have to type three hyphens and hit enter and here you can see that so if you want

00:30a bold

00:30line then type three underscores and hit enter and here you can see that and similarly you can

00:40type three underscores and hit enter and if you want a double line then three equal signs

00:47and hit enter and if you want to insert dot and line then press three historic and hit enter

00:54so this was the first method let me undo that in the second method if you want lines specifically

01:01above and below a certain paragraph or title use the borders menu this keeps the lines attached to

01:09the text even if you move it so for this you need to highlight the text you want to sandwich

01:15between

01:15lines and then go to the home tab and in the paragraph group click the small arrow next to the

01:25borders

01:25icon and now select the top border and here you can see that a top line has been added

01:37added and if you want to add a bottom line then select the bottom border and here it is moreover

01:47you

01:48can also select the entire text and go to the home tab click on the border and click the bottom

01:55border

01:55and click the top border and here you can easily add top and bottom line word so when you want

02:04to remove

02:04that you will not be able to remove that for this you need to select the all text and then

02:10go to the home

02:11and click on the border and select no borders and here you can see that in the third method if

02:18you want

02:18a line that does not span the whole page or needs to be specific color or thickness then go to

02:24the insert

02:25color and click on the shapes pick a straight line and now hold the shift key and click and drag

02:35to draw

02:36your line like this one go to the shape format and here you can select shape styles and if you

02:44want to

02:45increase the thickness of the line then in the shape style click on this pencil icon and here is the

02:51weight

02:51and select the weight so with these method you can easily add top and bottom line word document if

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