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Word: line could not be removed - so go ahead

  • Oct 19, 2025
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If a line in Word, do not remove, this can have various causes. We will show you how you can still get each line in Word is removed.

Line in Word to remove - so it works always

So you remove the lines that appear horizontally in Word:
  • You try to click first the line: the line click and then appear at the two Ends of small points, you can delete it with [Del] easy.
  • If you go over the line and the Cursor changes to two opposing arrows, is the on-line to a frame Element.
  • In the menu line "Start" and then click on the "paragraph" section on the icon-box for "frame". To be more precise: On the small arrow to the right of it.
  • Now select "No border" and the line disappears.
Word: line to remove

Dotted line to remove in Word

The dashed line is not how to remove the top as described, or it is a vertical line, proceed as follows:
  1. You go first with the mouse slowly over the line. A rule is then "displayed Revisions to hide".
  2. Then click in the Text where the line appears and then the menu "Check".
  3. Now click on "track Changes" and then right next to it to "Accept".
  4. Now the line is gone. Make sure that the big Button "track Changes" is the same light grey as the Button next to it. Otherwise, click on it again.
Word: Dashed/vertical line
On the next page, we show you how you can specifically be a line in Word to insert.

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