Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007 and 2010. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Erasing Table Lines.
One of the neat things you can do with Word is to draw tables using the tools provided by the program. With you table created, you can easily erase any of the lines that make up your table. The result is a table that looks just the way you want it. To erase table lines, follow these steps:
You should note that when you erase a line that is a common border between two cells, the two cells are merged. If you try to erase an exterior line from a cell (one that does not border another cell), then the visible table border is removed, but the cell still remains.
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2017-07-21 23:17:09
Paul
So despite following the prompts, MS Word tells me I need to create a custom group to add the eraser to the toolbar. So I create the group, add the erase button and hit OK. I then go to ribbon, custom group has been created as prompted however no button is present for erasing lines.
Can anyone please help? I'm using MSWORD 2016 on a Surface Pro
2017-06-29 01:08:40
MS
There is no such Eraser tool, in the Draw Borders group !! Please advise.
2015-08-25 12:48:49
Rick
Ena,
Your question does not have anything to do with erasing boarder lines in tables, or even tables in general. So I wonder why would you post this question here? You will have better luck getting an answer if you post the question in an appropriate place. Better yet, try Googling your question. It is very likely that several other people have already asked any question that you can think of. Good luck.
2015-08-25 11:00:47
Ena Shaw
Microsoft in all their wisdom have removed the Advancey function from Word 2013. We used this in many of our templates to position data on a page. In particular, we used it in a "File line" to show the path and document name at the bottom of a page. Has anyone found an alternative to Advancey? And no I don't want to put it in the footer because that would mean it is on every page and the Advanced function doesn't suit our purposes as this measurement is from the last text with can be variable.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2015-05-15 07:07:32
awyatt
Marj: The insertion point is the blinking cursor, where you type something. So when step 2 says "make sure the insertion point is somewhere within the table," it means that you should click within a table cell so that if you started typing, what you typed would be within that cell.
-Allen
2015-05-15 07:00:28
Marj
I don't seem to be able to get the Design Tab of the ribbon - please tell me what the insertion point it! Thank you
2015-04-30 08:40:14
allen
its so wonderfullllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2012-11-26 22:11:27
SOMETIMES erase doesn't work...if there's a line FRAGMENT within a cell
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