Microsoft KB Archive/70164

Short Line Draw Lines Print as Dashes on HP LaserJet

PSS ID Number: Q70164 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

If you draw a two-character line with Microsoft Word’s line draw feature, the line will print as dashes on a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet. The two character line will display in the edit screen and Print Preview as a solid line, but will still print as a dashed line.

If you enter three or more line draw characters, the line will Print Preview as a solid line and print as a solid line.

This is by design in Microsoft Word.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Instead of using the line draw character for short lines (two characters), you can use the em dash character.

The em dash character is entered with the following key combination:

CTRL+ALT+HYPHEN

The equivalent of two line draw characters would be two em dash characters formatted for the CourierPC font.

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