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Adding lines

Jayho

Adding lines

Hi there

Simple question - hopefully simple answer

Am making templates and adding lines after each question where students write their answer.

Usually I just use the underscore and hold it to the end but am wondering is there a shortcut where you simply press one key and it will add/draw a line to the margin for you.

If I do it my way, and I want to amend the question, I have to amend the line length too. Really, I �m just looking for something auto that will add/amend the line to the right length for me.

Fingers crossed ...

Cheers

Jayho

30 Jul 2012

Redbull

Shortcut Keys Description For Microsoft Word:

Ctrl + 0 Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl + F Open find box.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + P Open the print window.

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + T Create a hanging indent.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + V Paste.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + Shift + L Quickly create a bullet point.

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.

Ctrl + / + c Insert a cent sign (�).

Ctrl + � + Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented � you would use Ctrl + � + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.

Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the left.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the right.

Ctrl + Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.

Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.

Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.

Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.

Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increases the highlighted text size by one.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decreases the highlighted text size by one.

Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.

F1 Open Help.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.

F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.

F12 Save as.

Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.

Shift + F12 Save.

Shift + Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.

Shift + Insert Paste.

Shift + Alt + D Insert the current date.

Shift + Alt + T Insert the current time.
SHIFT+HOME To select to the beginning of a line then press delete :)

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse shortcuts Description

Click, hold, and drag Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.

Double-click Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.

Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.

Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW Wink

30 Jul 2012

IbuLulu

Don �t know about an automatic line, tho you can add a right-justified tab at the right side of the page, then tab from the end of your question to your tab and put in your underscores - will still have to amend line length tho, but the ends of the lines will always line up on the right hand side. Not sure if that helps... Good luck!

30 Jul 2012

Redbull

Sorry, now I think I understand your question.

go to the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group click Shapes and choose the Line option. Then click and draw the line wherever you want in your doc. Hold the Shift key while dragging to lock the line to a horizontal position. Once it �s on the page, with the line selected you can use the Format tab on the ribbon to do all sorts of things to it...like applying Styles.

Another way is go to the Page Layout tab and in the Page Background group click Page Borders. Then at the bottom of the Borders and Shading dialogue, click the Horizontal Line button.

In the Horizontal Line dialogue you can scroll through everything from plain lines to some really wild and crazy ones. Once you choose one click Okay, and it �s in your word document...you can always modify by double-clicking the line and make your changes in the Format Horizontal Line dialogue box that opens. You can also use the handles that appear when the line is selected to resize the lines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysdybM5izEs&feature=player_embedded

Hope this helps.

REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW Wink

30 Jul 2012

Jayho

Thanks for your super prompt replies but I think that there is no simple solution to my question even though there are trillions of teachers all over the world who would love a simple solution to this painstaking task.

All I want to do is insert this _____________________

to the end of the page (right margin) with just one simple click of a button, which then auto-adjusts the length if I happen to change the wording of the question.

EX:

1. What is the title? ____________________________

2. Who is the author? ___________________________

2. When did they write it? _______________________

etc

Is there a way?

Fingers crossed ...

Cheers

Jayho

30 Jul 2012

papadeli

I don �t think there �s one simple click of a button, but here �s a trick

Insert the lines first

Write your questions

Just an idea.

Greetings from Greece,

papadeligames

30 Jul 2012

Jayho

Great suggestions.

I �m signing off for the night now and will check again in the morning.

Cheers

Jayho

30 Jul 2012

ueslteacher

Hey Jayho:)

You can always check youtube for tutorials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ZZCmZR2Hzyc&NR=1

Sophia

30 Jul 2012

MoodyMoody

It isn �t efficient, but it does look nice. What I do is insert a table with three columns. The first column I use for the numbers, so I move the divider all the way to the left. I write my questions in the second column. The third column is left for answer lines. I remove the outside lines and the lines for the first two columns. I put back the bottom line for the third column last question. I usually move the dividing line between columns two and three to the end of the question.

30 Jul 2012

moravc

Sophia �s solution seems just perfect to me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ZZCmZR2Hzyc&NR=1
It is fast and you can change the margin easily by dragging the tab stop.
It is one simple click of a button, which then auto-adjusts the length if Jayho happens to change the wording of the question. :-D Exactly what Jayho needs, IMHO.

30 Jul 2012

Jayho

That �s it, hallelujah - thanks so much Sophia - that makes the task so much less time consuming.

My new word for the day: tab leader

The best thing about today so far (and it �s only 7am) - is learning about another labour saving device.

Thanks to everyone who shared their suggestions with me.

Have a fantabulous day

Jayho

30 Jul 2012

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