Glad to have the explanation of why it does it for Ann and not for George and me. smile Cindy ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html --- On Fri, 9/12/08, Karen Harshfield <karenh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Karen Harshfield <karenh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] How to fix converting four asterisks to a line > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 10:53 AM > I use MS Word 2000 and this is what is happening. > > The line that is created is actually a "border" > in Word's terminology. In > Word 2003, it is called a "border line." > > To turn off this automatic conversion, do the following: > > On the Tools menu (type alt T) > select AutoCorrect (type A) > select the "AutoFormat as you type" tab > > Turn off the check box labeled "borders" > > Type Enter to save this change. > > If I've communicated these directions clearly, youur > asterisks (and equal > signs, dashes, etc.) will no longer convert themselves to > lines (or borders). > > - Karen > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.