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This wikiHow teaches you how to add a dotted or hyphenated line anywhere in a Microsoft Word document. You can easily use keyboard shortcuts to add a dotted line across a page in Word on both mobile devices and computers. If you want the line to be larger, stylized, or choose a different location, you can use the Insert menu to add line shapes to the document and format the object in different styles.

Use keyboard shortcuts

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Open the Word document that you want to edit. Find and double-click the document on your computer, or open the Word app and select the document you want to edit.

  • You can also open a new document entirely.
  • This key combination can be used on any version of Word whether it is a mobile device or a computer.
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Click where you want to add the dotted line. You can create a dotted horizontal line anywhere on the page.
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Type *** on the keyboard. This shortcut combination will allow you to create dashed lines on the page.

  • Or you can use combinations of --- , === , ___ , ### and ~~~ for different styles.
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Press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return . A dashed horizontal line will appear on the page.

Use the Insert tool on your computer

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Open the Word document that you want to edit. Find and double-click the document on your computer, or open the Word app and select the document you want to edit.

  • You can also open a new document entirely.
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Select the Insert tab from the toolbar. This button is located at the top of the toolbar.
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Select Shapes from the Insert toolbar. This button has a triangle, square, and circle icon in the toolbox. The menu containing the shapes will open.
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Select the type of line you want to add. You can create the following dotted line.
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Click and draw a line in the document. After selecting the shape, you can use your mouse and draw a line anywhere in the document.

  • Once drawn, you can click and drag the corners of the line shape, changing its size, angle, or position.
  • You can also click and drag the line anywhere in the document.
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Right click on the line. Right-click options will open in a drop-down menu.
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Click Format Shape in the right-click menu. The formatting pane will open on the right.
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Click the Dash type selector in the format pane. The dot and dash options will appear.

  • If you don’t see this, you need to first click on the paint bucket icon in the upper left of the “Format Shape” box and select Line from within this menu to expand the options.
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Select a dot or dash type. The line will turn into the dot or dash style you choose.

  • In addition, you can adjust the Width , Transparency and other properties of the line here.

Use the Insert tool on a mobile device

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Open the Word app on your phone or tablet. This app has a blue and white document page icon. You can find it on your home screen or apps tray.
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Select the document to edit. This document will open.

  • Or you can create a new document altogether.
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Click the “Edit” icon at the top, in the blue toolbar. The edit menu will open in the bottom half of the screen.

  • On iPhone/iPad , this button is in the blue toolbar with a white ” A ” icon and a pencil.
  • On Android , you can find the same icon or maybe just a white pencil.
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Click the Home button in the upper left corner of the bottom toolbar. The tools tabs will open.
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Select Insert from the toolbar menu. The available options will appear.
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Select Shapes . A menu with available shapes will open.
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Select the line style you want to add. The selected line will appear in the document.

  • You can add a period later.
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Drag the blue points at the ends of the line to customize if you want. You can adjust the size and position of the line through the blue dots located at the ends.

  • Or you can do it after adding the dashed line to the line.
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Click Shape Style in the Shape menu. The available line styles will appear.
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    Select the dashed style. The selected line will turn into a dashed line. You can optionally adjust the size and position of the object.

    • This wikiHow teaches you how to add a dotted or hyphenated line anywhere in a Microsoft Word document. You can easily use keyboard shortcuts to add a dotted line across a page in Word on both mobile devices and computers. If you want the line to be larger, stylized, or choose a different location, you can use the Insert menu to add line shapes to the document and format the object in different styles.

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