Microsoft KB Archive/212044

= WD2000: Subscript Underline Is Not Aligned with Normal Text Underline =

Article ID: 212044

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212044





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, the underline for subscript text does not align with the underline for normal text.

For example, in the following line of text, the word "over" is subscripted and the underline for the word does not match the underline for the rest of the line of text: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy



WORKAROUND
Use one of the following workarounds appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Use the Line Tool
Use the Line tool on the Drawing toolbar to draw lines under the text to simulate underlining.

TIP: Hold down SHIFT while drawing lines to keep the line horizontal.

Method 2: Use an Equation Field to Create an Underscore Character
Create an equation field using the overstrike function to underscore words or phrases that contain subscript characters. To do this, create an equation field that uses the following syntax:

{eq \o(,)}

where  is the string containing all the text to be underlined (normal as well as subscript text), and  are the actual characters to underscore the "Text" characters. For example, the following formula underscores the word "apple".

{eq \o(apple,_____)}

The braces for the equation field are created by pressing CTRL+F9. Type the text between the braces.

NOTE: The underscore character may not match the one used by the underline character format command. You may need to experiment with different underscore characters (different fonts, point sizes, and so on) to achieve a continuous underscore effect.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: underscored underlined misaligned misaligns

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbfield KB212044

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