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Subject:Re: Word 97 -- Borders around text? From:Diane Giangrossi <dgiangrossi -at- BAKERHILL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:04:48 -0500
Did you click the Custom button first? Once you click Custom, then you can
select a border style and then click just the bottom line of the text box in
the sample graphic.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Stanley [SMTP:janron -at- CONCENTRIC -dot- NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 August, 1999 5:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: Word 97 -- Borders around text?
>
> >If you select Format | Borders and Shading, you can put a "box"
> around the text, but have only the portion you are interested in
> contain a visible line.<
>
> Doesn't work for me, Lynn. When I click one of the "line"
> buttons in the Preview section of the Borders and Shading dialog,
> *all* of the buttons get depressed.
>
> Anyone know if this is a Word bug?
>
> Jan
> janron -at- concentric -dot- net
>
>
