MS Word Lines Question For Resume

[Playmaker]

This might seem like a stupid question, but I've neer had to use lines much in Word. I'm trying to update my resume and want to use horizontal lines across the entire page. However, Word won't let me draw a line anywhere on the screen. Whenever I draw one it makes it on the top or bottom of my current cursor, and I can't move it anywhere on the screen. Does anyone know how I can change this? Isn't there anyway to manually input the distance in inches from the top or bottom of the page? I find it hard to believe it's actually this difficult to put a horizontal line anywhere on the screen.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[WannaFly]

To draw a line, open the Drawing toolbar (View > Toolbar > Drawing) click on the line, then click and drag horizontally. Then in the bottom left goto he Draw menu, then text wrapping, then change it to "tight"

 

[Playmaker]

It will still only move up and down in roughly 0.4" increments. I just want to be able to move it smoothly to place it where I want it. Isn't there a way to do this?

 

[Playmaker]

Or is there anyway to make the underline feature continue with just spaces and no text at the end of the line?

 

[EagleKeeper]

FYI - Lines in a resume does not seem to be very professional

 

[joanneL2]

Hi. You should set up your resume using TABLES and NOT attempt to draw lines instead. Tables are a very powerful Word function and I think it would be time well spent if you learn tables. Once you've created a table (if you like, I could send you a small, sample resume in a table), you can do all sorts of things to dress it up and make it "attractive" with nice lines of any width and style.

When you're designing a table (I use them for invoice, resumes, etc.), you can either turn on lines for the whole thing, for just one veritical cell or horizontal cell, for a group of cells, etc. PLUS, you can pick fancy style lines, change the color of the lines, the thickness, etc.

I absolutely DO NOT recommend trying to DRAW lines in your resume.

 

[Ken90630]

Playmaker,

What you're asking about is very easy to do. Simply use the Draw feature to draw your line. Then select the line (click on it once), then hold the Ctrl key down and use the arrow keys on the right side of the keyboard to move the line in 1-pixel increments. FYI, this is called the "Nudge" feature. It can also be accessed via the Draw menu, but Ctrl + an arrow key is quicker.

Having answered your question, I'd like to say that I agree with EagleKeeper and joanneL2. Not only will lines look inappropriate on a resume, but using tables and simply hiding/showing the border lines is a more efficient and accurate way of putting lines on a page. I create training manuals, newsletters, resumes and all sorts of documents in my profession, and I only occasionally use the Draw feature to draw lines. It's there if you need it, but it's not a great substitute for really doing lines the 'right' way.