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   Message 143,754 of 144,831   
   Roger House to Snidely   
   Re: Underlining   
   10 Aug 21 04:12:35   
   
   From: 61rroger@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 11:34:43 PM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:   
   > Roger House speculated:   
   > > On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 9:14:07 PM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:   
   > >> Roger House was thinking very hard :   
   > >>> On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6:53:58 PM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:   
   > >>>> Roger House scribbled something on Monday the 8/9/2021:   
   > >>>>> On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 5:39:26 PM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:   
   > >>>>>> Remember when Roger House bragged outrageously? That was Monday:   
   > >>>>>>> When you, (I'm not referring to any particular person, I'm using   
   "you"   
   > >>>>>>> generically), are typing, like in word or word perfect for example,   
   on   
   > >>>>>>> a computer or a word processing machine, is there any way to fully   
   > >>>>>>> underline, *NOT* underscore, but underline, a word like you can/used   
   to   
   > >>>>>>> be able to do on a typewriter? If yes, then in lay person's terms   
   using   
   > >>>>>>> a step 1, step 2, step 3 ....etc. style, HOW do you do it? Thank you.   
   > >>>>>> It varies with the program you are using. On Windows machines, there's   
   > >>>>>> usually a button for fonts, and beside it buttons for bold, italic,   
   and   
   > >>>>>> underline. Sometimes there's more buttons ... LibreOffice Writer has   
   > >>>>>> strikethrough. Sometimes there is only a button for a drop-down   
   > >>>>>> choice.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> You can push the button to start an underlined section, and the unpush   
   > >>>>>> the button at the end, or you can select a word or phrase and push the   
   > >>>>>> button, and only the selection will be underlined.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> Google Mail and Google Docs have these buttons, too.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> For usenet posts, underlining is /signalled/ by wrapping the word(s)   
   in   
   > >>>>>> underscores, but not all newsreaders display this as underlined text;   
   > >>>>>> _Google Groups_, for instance, does _not_.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> For more specific instructions, you will have to tell us what program   
   > >>>>>> you use or are planning to use.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> /dps   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> I would be using a desktop computer that has Windows 10 home and   
   > >>>>> Microsoft word 325. Again, I DO NOT/WOULD NOT want to, (just),   
   > >>>>> underscore. I would want to be able to fully/completely underline a   
   word   
   > >>>>> like one can do on a NON-computer/NON-word processing typewriter.   
   > >>>> Use the button with an underlined U.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>> What button with an underlined U? I looked at the keyboard we have that   
   we   
   > >>> use with the desktop computer, and there IS NO such button.   
   > >> Look at the screen, especially at the Word toolbar/ribbon.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Oh, okay; thanks everyone. When you first talked about the underlined U   
   > > button, I first thought that you meant that that button was on the computer   
   > > keyboard.   
   > Sorry, I'm a nerd. A button can be anywhere.   
   >   
      
   I "don't get" your "I'm a nerd.  A button can be anywhere." statement.   
      
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