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|    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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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