How To Insert A Dotted Line In Microsoft Word 3 Easy Ways

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You’ll be creating a horizontal line that spans from one edge of your page to the other. The line will stop at your set margins. If you want to make the line span the whole page, you’ll need to change your document margins.

If you don’t have AutoCorrect enabled, do so by clicking File → Options → Proofing → AutoCorrect Options…. This will open a new window. Make sure the Border Lines box is checked. This can be found underneath Apply as you type. If you want to turn off AutoCorrect, uncheck the boxes.

Make sure the Border Lines box is checked. This can be found underneath Apply as you type. If you want to turn off AutoCorrect, uncheck the boxes.

Thin line: Three hyphens (-). Thick line: Three underscores (_). Double line: Three equal signs (=). Triple line: Three pound signs (#). Squiggly line: Three tildes (~).

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A drop-down menu will appear.

If you need to adjust the line’s length and orientation, click the left or right circle. Drag it left or right to adjust the length, or drag it up and down to adjust the orientation. To move the line, double-click and drag it to the desired position.

A drop-down menu will open.

In the Format Shape panel, you can adjust the color, transparency, width, and more.

Microsoft Word is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store. Tap Blank document to open a new document or tap a file to open an existing document.

On iPhone/iPad, this button looks like a white “A” and a pencil icon on the blue toolbar. On Android, you may find the same icon or just a white pencil.

You can add dots to your line later.

You can also do this after adding dots to your line.