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Learn to remove underlines only from characters with descenders. Doing so makes your underlined text appear distinctive.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
OS: Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
Most applications underline everything you select. The process is simple: you select a word, a sentence, or even an entire paragraph, and then press a keyboard shortcut or choose an option so that all the selected text is underlined. PowerPoint behaves the same way, but there's a difference — not in the resultant text, but in how the text appears. Let us not forget that PowerPoint is a large format, more akin to a billboard than a business card, and text is often projected at large sizes.
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Underlining all characters in a selection including characters that contain descenders can create a cluttered, ugly look. Removing the underline from some characters can actually yield a more refined, professional look, as shown in Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: Removing the underline from descender characters yields more professional look
This is also explained better within the online presentations embedded below on this page. Do take a look and let us know what you think! And if you want an automatic way to do this, look at our VBA Code: Remove Underlines from Descenders page.
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See Also:
Text Basics: Stop Underlining Your Descenders! (Index Page)
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