If you’re like most people, you probably use a word processor to write articles, reports, and other documents. But if you want to insert horizontal lines in your document quickly, there’s an easy way to do it. To insert horizontal lines in a document using Microsoft Word:

  1. Click the “Home” button on your keyboard and then click the “Insert” tab.
  2. Click the “Text” button and then click the “Horizontal Line” icon.
  3. Type a line break (a period or comma) and then press Enter.
  4. Repeat steps 2-3 to insert additional horizontal lines as needed. ..

In this example I put a simple divider line between two paragraphs in my document.  Just type 3 dashes — and hit ‘Enter’ immediately after.

You can also change the type of horizontal line you are inputting by changing up the characters you use for this short cut.  In the following Word screen shot the green highlighted area shows the various horizontal line breaks possible.  Three asterisks***, three underscores___, three equal signs ===, three pound signs ###, and three tildes ~~~

For more fun features, check out this Microsoft Word Easter egg, or this undocumented Word feature.