Probably some sort of border that has been inadvertently added to the style,
or it could be a "change bar" if you are tracking changes.

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> I can't get rid of a vertical line that sometimes appears to the left of my
> footnotes. I have also had the problem with some headings and text in a text
> box.
Audrey - 30 Mar 2006 03:01 GMT
Thanks Suzanne
It turned out to be the tracking changes view. I wasn't using tracking
changes at the time, but now I know.
> Probably some sort of border that has been inadvertently added to the style,
> or it could be a "change bar" if you are tracking changes.
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> text
> > box.