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Entering info without shifting the rest of the line

Anonymous
2015-03-23T19:40:55+00:00

I have to fill out an application developed in Word.  It's not a true form; the person who developed it just typed a bunch of underscores. So,  when I type in my information, everything moves to the right which then moves the next item to a new line. Is there a way to enter the information so that it does not add to the length of the line but simply replaces the underscores? Here's an example of what I have to fill in.

Name ________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________

 Retaining the line created by the underscores is not a requirement.  

I need something easy.  In the "old days" you simply toggled the "insert" key.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-31T08:53:52+00:00

    In Word 2010, you have to click Insert on the status bar to change it to Overtype. You would also need to press Ctrl+U to turn on Underline formatting for the text that you are typing into the underlined space.

    Depending upon how the lines were created, the underlined for text that you type may not line up exactly with the original line.

    This is getting closer.  What I found was that Microsoft decided to disable the insert key by default. To fix it once and forget it forever, go into “Word Options” >>”Advanced” Tab >>”Editing Options” header >> put a check mark in the box “Use the Insert Key to control overtype mode”.

    Thanks to Yves Dhondt for his response to a similar question back in May 2010

    If the lines are important you'll need to know they were created.  If they just repeated underscore, I found it easiest to delete their "underscores, enter my information, then use the "underline" function to put them back

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 322.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-03-23T21:51:39+00:00

    In Word 2010, you have to click Insert on the status bar to change it to Overtype. You would also need to press Ctrl+U to turn on Underline formatting for the text that you are typing into the underlined space.

    Depending upon how the lines were created, the underlined for text that you type may not line up exactly with the original line.

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  3. Stefan Blom 339.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-03-23T20:46:45+00:00

    To create a simple form, you can use table cells. Remove all borders except for the bottom ones.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-31T08:25:58+00:00

    To create a simple form, you can use table cells. Remove all borders except for the bottom ones.

    This was good information to know, but didn't really apply.

    I had received a document from another agency and was trying to fill it out.  The next time I need to create a quick form I've got the answer waiting for me.  Thanks for jumping in and trying to help.,

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