How to Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word

This updated guide examines How to Get Rid of a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Highlighting and Deleting

1. Click in the row immediately above the unwanted line. If there is any text immediately above the line, select the entire row above the line.
2. Drag the cursor to the row immediately below the unwanted line. The left end of the line will be highlighted.
3. Pressdelete. In many versions of Word, doing so will remove the line.

Method 2

Using the Home Tab Shortcut

1. Click in the row immediately above the unwanted line. If there is any text immediately above the line, select the entire row above the line.
2. Drag the cursor to the row immediately below the unwanted line. The left end of the line will be highlighted.
3. Click theHometab at the top of the screen.
4. Click the "Borders and Shading" icon. It's a square divided into four panes in the "Paragraph" section of the ribbon.
5. ClickNo Borders. The border line will disappear.

Method 3

Using the Page Borders Dialog

1. Click in the row immediately above the unwanted line. If there is any text immediately above the line, select the entire row above the line.
2. Drag the cursor to the row immediately below the unwanted line. The left end of the line will be highlighted.
3. Click theDesigntab at the top of the window.
4. ClickPage Bordersin the upper-right corner of the window.
5. Click theBorderstab at the top of the dialog box.
6. ClickNonein the left pane.
7. ClickOK. The border line will disappear.