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