See the article at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
> My document has a line going across the page that looks like a double
> underline. It cannot be selected or deleted and is not caused by text
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> What is this? How do I kill it?
> Thanks
livetohike - 12 Feb 2008 16:55 GMT
> See the article athttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm
>
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> > What is this? How do I kill it?
> > Thanks
Thank you. That did the trick after a bit of trying. Boy, I would
almost call this a bug.