Microsoft KB Archive/26786

Excel: Creating a Double Underline Under a Cell in Spreadsheet PSS ID Number: Q26786 Article last modified on 01-26-1993 PSS database name: M_eXceL

1.x 2.20 3.00

MACINTOSH

Summary:

In Microsoft Excel version 3.0, a double underline option was added to the Border command on the Format menu. To create a double underline under a cell in versions of Microsoft Excel before 3.0, do the following:

  Select the cell directly below the cell that you want to double underline.   From the Format menu, choose Border, select Bottom, and click OK.   If you have an ImageWriter, type an underscore (that is, press SHIFT+HYPHEN [-]), then press ENTER.   If you have a LaserWriter, do one of the following:   The best double underline is created by using the Geneva or New York font, as follows:   Press OPTION+HYPHEN. Press ENTER.   From the Format menu, choose Font. (If you are using Excel version 1.5 or earlier, choose Style from the Format menu).   Select Bold. Click OK. </li></ol> </li>  To use a LaserWriter font (Times or Helvetica), press OPTION+HYPHEN, then press ENTER. </li></ol> </li>  From the Format menu, choose Alignment, and click Fill. Click OK. </li></ol>

More Information:

The double underlines can be seen in the spreadsheet by choosing Display from the Options menu. Turn off the Gridlines option and click OK.

The double underlines can be printed by choosing Page Setup from the File menu, turning off the Print Gridlines option, and clicking OK.

Additional reference words: 3.00 noupd

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