Triple Underlining in Word 2000

[joydale]

Does anyone know how to triple underline words in a Word 2000 document? Any help would be appreciated! TIA

 

[cheerio]

I think you are confined to the ones in the drop down list (Format, Font, Font Tab, Underline Style).

 

[joydale]

That's what I suspected. Thanks very much!

 

[tgmoon]

You can do a whole paragraph using the "Borders & Shading" option, but not single words within a paragraph i'm afraid.

 

[RamziSaab]

If u want u can use the drawing toolbar to make how ever many underlines u want...over even smatter u could write a vba that would triple underline the selected words using the above method

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

This triple-underlines text that stays in the right place all the time:

[ol]
[li]Select the word you want to triple underline.[/li]
[li]Format >> Insert Text Box (do not be alarmed if it throws your sentence whacky -- you'll fix it in a later step)[/li]
[li]Edit the text box such that: all internal margins are 0.0", no fill color, no line color.[li]
[li]Make the text box as small as possible without obscuring the text[/li]
[li]Format the text box further: Layout >> Advanced >> Distance from text (left and right) set to 0"[/li]
[li]At this point, move the text box back into position in the sentence, such that the words all look normal again.[/li]
[li]Continue formatting: Format Text Box >> Text Box tab >> Convert to Frame... >> OK[/li]
[li]Now, right-click on the frame border and select Borders and Shading[/li]
[li]Select the triple border under "Style"[/li]
[li]Under "Apply to:", choose Frame[/li]
[li]Using the border-selection buttons, deselect all but the bottom border.[/li]
[li]Press OK[/li]
[/ol]

Yeah, it's a bit tricky. There's probably a better way to do it, but this is what I came up with and it works on an individual word basis.

Gee, wouldn't it be swell if applying a simple border to text would be sufficient? But if it takes a frame, then so be it.

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Hm, step #4 seems to be the "ghost step". I think it was just an extra set of li brackets -- no actual step in the process seems to be missing.

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[joydale]

Ramzisaab, thank you for the suggestions, the user I'm enquiring for has very basic skills and I think VBA would be too much for her, but I appreciate the suggestion.

Thanks very much, Edward, I will give that a try! Take care.

 

[RamziSaab]

What about just telling her to draw the underline with a straight line using thhe drawing toolbar??

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

That'll only be good as long as the user makes no changes upstream.

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door