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   Pawan Upadhyay to 61rr...@gmail.com   
   Re: Underlining   
   10 Aug 21 07:40:19   
   
   From: pawankanyakubj@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 4:42:36 PM UTC+5:30, 61rr...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > 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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