WD2000: Subscript Underline Is Not Aligned with Normal Text Underline

ID: Q212044

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, the underline for subscript text does not align with the underline for normal text.

For example, in the following line of text, the word "over" is subscripted and the underline for the word does not match the underline for the rest of the line of text:

The quick brown fox jumps _over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following workarounds appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Use the Line Tool

Use the Line tool on the Drawing toolbar to draw lines under the text to simulate underlining.

TIP: Hold down SHIFT while drawing lines to keep the line horizontal.

Method 2: Use an Equation Field to Create an Underscore Character

Create an equation field using the overstrike function to underscore words or phrases that contain subscript characters. To do this, create an equation field that uses the following syntax:

{eq \o(<Text>,<Underscore characters>)}

where <Text> is the string containing all the text to be underlined (normal as well as subscript text), and <Underscore characters> are the actual characters to underscore the "Text" characters. For example, the following formula underscores the word "apple".

{eq \o(apple,_____)}

The braces for the equation field are created by pressing CTRL+F9. Type the text between the braces.

NOTE: The underscore character may not match the one used by the underline character format command. You may need to experiment with different underscore characters (different fonts, point sizes, and so on) to achieve a continuous underscore effect.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: underscored underlined misaligned misaligns

Keywords : kbdta kbfield wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug