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February 4, 2020
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How to underline text in inDesign

  • February 4, 2020
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I have looked in web search for relevant postings on this subject but they do not work for me. Would you please showme excatly how to underline text in inDesign.

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    Correct answer rob day

    You apply an underline via the Character panel flyout menu or the Control panel when the text tool is selected

     

    And change the underline’s attributes via Underline Options

     

     

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    Ashutosh_Mishra
    Ashutosh_Mishra
    Inspiring
    February 4, 2020

    Hi there,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. In addition to great responses earlier, I'd recommend checking out help article https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/formatting-characters.html#apply_underline_or_strikethrough for more information about formatting. Hope it helps.

     

    Regards,

    Ashutosh

    Geоrge
    Geоrge
    Legend
    February 4, 2020

    Or you can use it paragraph rules if line needs for whole paragraph.

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 4, 2020

    Character Styles are the the way to go, as Rob clearly demonstrated, but for the odd underline you can use the menu as per the screen shot below.

    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 4, 2020

    You apply an underline via the Character panel flyout menu or the Control panel when the text tool is selected

     

    And change the underline’s attributes via Underline Options

     

     

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      Participant
      January 10, 2022

      Thank you Rob, this is still relevant in 2022, certainly saved me a lot of agro.

       

      Cheers!

      Matthew

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