If you later want to remove the line, it helps to understand how Word added it in the first place. This leads to the second method of dealing with the line. Using the undo shortcut may not be practical if you don't use it right away, though. You can also press Ctrl+Z right after you pressed Enter to undo the automatic line and achieve the same results. The automatic line that Word created will disappear, but the original characters you typed will remain and the insertion point will stay on the text line below. In these instances there are three ways you can handle the situation.įirst, and probably the easiest method, is to hit Backspace after pressing Enter. In other instances, you might have really wanted the characters in your document, not the line that Word thought you wanted. In some instances, this Word feature can be a great timesaver. In each case, Word replaces your characters with a different type of line. Have you ever noticed how if you type a few equal signs on a line in your document, and then press Enter, Word replaces what you typed with a double line that extends the whole width of your document? Actually, this works if you enter as few as three equal signs, dashes, or underscores.
