Microsoft's word processor has tons of tools, and mastering them can seem daunting. In this guide, we'll focus on one and show you how to insert lines in Word.

Word lets you add simple lines, double lines, dotted lines, and jagged lines, for example. Here's everything you need to know to insert a line within a Word document.

Launch Microsoft Office Word 2010 and open the document. Locate the line you want to select by browsing through the document.

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