Cannot remove dividing line

Question

There is a solid dividing line between two paragraphs.  I want to remove it, but every time I delete it just keeps coming back.

Answer 1

The current version of this article (updated for recent versions of Word) is at http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/TroublesomeLines.htm.

Answer 2

If it's a border, you can deal with it as described in http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/TroublesomeLines.htm#Borders.

Another possibility is that is the "text boundary" line between paragraphs. Go to File | Options | Advanced: Show document content and clear the check box (if checked) for "Show text boundaries."

Answer 3

Can you show us a screen shot of it?

Perhaps it's a paragraph border?   Access the Borders and Shading dialog via the borders dropdown in the Paragraph section of the Home tab of the ribbon.

Also see the article "There is a line in my document that I can't delete because I can't select it. How did it get there, and what can I do about it?” at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm