Microsoft KB Archive/64142

Word: Using Underscore as a Placeholder for Blank Fields

PSS ID Number: Q64142 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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When creating a form template containing blank lines in the places where information will be added later and the spacing of each field must be maintained, use the underscore ('') character and then format the underscores for underline. This can be done by highlighting the line and setting the Format Character “underline:” field to Yes. Then, when information is added to the form, turn on the Overtype feature by pressing the F5 key and type the text over the underscore ('') lines. The text that replaces the underscores will be formatted for underline. The resulting print-out will show a continuous line under each field in the form.

This process is not specific to the Form Generation feature of Word versions 4.00 and 5.00, but works equally well with earlier versions of Word when designing a form with underlined fields.

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