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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Select and Remove
• Method 2 of 3: Using the Home tab
• Method 3 of 3: Using the Borders and Fill dialog box

This article will show you how to remove a border in Microsoft Word that you may have accidentally created by typing three hyphens (-), underscores (_), equal sign (=), or asterisks ( *) and pressing Enter.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Select and Remove

1. 1 Click on the line just above the unneeded line. If there is text above the line, select the entire line above the line.
2. 2 Move the cursor to the line immediately below the unneeded line. The left end of the line is highlighted.
3. 3 Press the key Delete. In many versions of Word, this will remove the line.

Method 2 of 3: Using the Home tab

1. 1 Click on the line just above the unneeded line. If there is text above the line, select the entire line above the line.
2. 2 Move the cursor to the line immediately below the unneeded line. The left end of the line is highlighted.
3. 3 Click on the tab the main at the top of the screen.
4. 4 Click on the "Borders" icon. It is a square divided into four cells in the "Paragraph" section.
5. 5 Please select No borderto remove the border.

Method 3 of 3: Using the Borders and Fill dialog box

1. 1 Click on the line just above the unneeded line. If there is text immediately above the line, select the entire line above the line.
2. 2 Move the cursor to the line immediately below the unneeded line. The left end of the line is highlighted.
3. 3 Open the tab Design at the top of the window.
4. 4 Press Page borders in the upper right corner of the window.
5. 5 Click on the tab The border at the top of the dialog box.
6. 6 Press No on the left pane.
7. 7 Click on OK. The border will disappear.