Hello, There are many ways to do that in Writer, and your best pick will depend on what you are trying to do. Here are three possible options:
1) Use a line shape (Insert > Shape > Line > Line). Insert the line while pressing the SHIFT key to make sure it is fully horizontal or vertical. Once the line is inserted, select the line (there will be a small blue square at each end of the line) and select its properties (Format > Text Box and Shape). You will be able to pick the length (width) and position (horizontally and vertically) of the line with much accuracy. Once the first line is in, you can copy it and paste it back in your document (or insert a new line); note that when you paste it, the new pasted line will be exactly over the initial one which may lead you to believe it did not work (but it did). Select that new line and give it the same treatment as the first one for size and location. 2) Use TABs. The easiest will probably be to click in the ruler at the top of the page to insert a tab stop and then to edit the stop (Format > Paragraph > Tabs). The stop you will have inserted will be on the dialog; select the fill character to be the underline and hit OK. Then just insert a TAB in your document. You can then vary the length of the line by moving the tab stop with your mouse. To insert a new line, just apply the same change to a new paragraph, with a new TAB, etc. To change the spacing between two lines,change the paragraph spacing (Format > Paragraph > Indents & Spacing). 3) Use the paragraph borders. Add a bottom border, making sure the "Merge with next paragraph" property is NOT ticked. Insert as many blank paragraphs as needed, changing the spacing as with the TAB option. To change the length of the line, use the right paragraph border on the ruler (the symbol that looks like a little house at the right of the ruler). Click and drag the marker (the little house) to the left with your mouse to adjust the length. I hope this helps. Rgds, Rémy. Le lundi 13 juillet 2026 à 17:07 -0400, charles meyer a écrit : > Hi All, > > Word is really persnickety re: horizontal lines. > > Perhaps, Libre Writer handes this better? > > I've watched many YTs, read many AIs and chatgpt'd over this. > > I want to create 5 horizontal lines but be able to adust the length > of each > line AND the spacing in between the lines. > > Everything I've seen/read suggests you do the following, none of > which > works for both goals. > > 1 - Borders > Bottom Border > 2. Shapes > line - draw the line to the desired length but that won't > allow > spacing adjustment between the lines. > 3 - type in 3 dashes or underscores .... can't adjust the line length > > Anyone solve this conundrum in Libre Writer? > > Thank you, > > Charles. > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
