Microsoft KB Archive/22948

Can’t Underline Trailing Spaces

PSS ID Number: Q22948 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

Underline formatting will not apply to the trailing spaces of a text segment. This applies to the screen appearance of the characters and to when they are printed.

This is by program design. There are two other methods for applying a trailing underline:


 * 1) Underline formatting can be applied to hard spaces, which are created by pressing CTRL+SPACEBAR.
 * 2) Use a tab that is formatted with an underline character as the leading character.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Word does not underline trailing spaces because for Word to left or fully justify a paragraph, the space between the last word on one line and the first word of the next line is placed at the end of the first line. If this space were underlined, the right side of the page would have one or more underline characters protruding beyond the edge of the text.

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