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Underline in Word

When we work with text to emphasize or highlight to make it easier to identify, we will certainly use the underlined or italicized tool. Word supports many different types of underlining and can be customized to suit the needs of the individual user.

Author: Marvin Fry3 minutes read
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When we work with text to emphasize or highlight to make it easier to identify, we will certainly use the underlined or italicized tool. Word supports many different types of underlining and can be customized to suit the needs of the individual user. In this article, Software Tips will guide you how to underline in Word.

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1. Basic underline in Word

Step 1: You proceed to select words, sentences, paragraphs that you want to underline. Then, you select Home and select Underline (U icon) or shortcut Ctrl + U to underline.

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Then the words, sentences, paragraphs you are selecting will be underlined.

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2. Other types of underlining

In Word, there are many different types of underlines, not just a line. To see more types of underlining, you proceed to do the following:

Step 1: You proceed to select words, sentences, paragraphs that you want to underline. After that, select the Arrow icon next to Underline (U). At this point, you will see many different types of underlining available, you just need to choose to use.

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This is the dashed line style available in the Underline extension (U) .

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In addition, you can choose More Underlines . to see many other underlines in Word.

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Next, select Font and click Underline style to see more underlined styles available in Word.

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This type of underlining is available in Underline Style .

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3. Change the underline color in Word

After we finish legging, you can change the underline color for more prominent and more distinctive.

You choose the word, sentence, paragraph that you want to underline. After that, select the Arrow icon next to Underline (U). Then, you choose Underline Color and choose the color you like.

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This is our result after changing the underline color in Word.

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4. Underline in Word

Step 1: You choose the words, sentences, paragraphs that you want to remove. Then, you click on Underline (U) or press Ctrl + U and you have underlined.

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This is our result after leaving the footnote on Word.

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In this article, the Software Tips guide you how to underline in Word and change the underlined color fastest. Good luck!

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