Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, see Windows registry information for advanced users. This article describes how to customize the color of the spelling and grammar checker underlines in Microsoft Word 2007 and later. These underlines indicate the following items:
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk. To change the color of the wavy underline that indicates spelling errors, follow these steps:
The registry uses eight-digit hexadecimal values to define colors. The values for some common colors are indicated in the following table.
Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016 Word 2013 Word 2010 Word 2007 More...Less The quickest way to underline text is to press Ctrl+U and start typing. When you want to stop underlining, press Ctrl+U again. You can also underline text and spaces in several other ways.
You can underline blank spaces by pressing Shift+Hyphen (-), but it is difficult to line up the underlines — if you are creating a fill-in form, for example. Also, if the AutoFormat option for changing underscore characters into border lines is turned on, pressing Shift+Hyphen (-) three or more times in a row will result in a line that extends the width of the paragraph, which may not be what you want. A better way to underline blank spaces for a printed document is to use the Tab key and apply the underline formatting to the tab characters. When you want to create an underline in an online form, insert table cells with the bottom border turned on. To underline blank spaces for a printed document, use the Tab key and apply the underline formatting to the tab characters.
To create an underline in an online document or form, insert a table cell with the bottom border turned on. This method ensures that when someone types on the line, the line stays in place.
To remove single underlining from words and spaces, select the underlined text and press Ctrl+U. To remove other styles of underlining, press Ctrl+U twice. |