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You can change the look of a line shape by changing its color, line style, or weight. If you are using Excel, Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint, you can apply a predefined Quick Style to quickly change the look of your line.
The space between tabs can show dots, dashes, or other “leader” characters to line up information. Select Layout or Page Layout.
Dashed lines To use a dashed line for your shape outline, click the Dashed list and then click the line type you want. Line style Click the Style list and then click the line style and line weight that you want.
You can change the color, width, and line style of lines in a chart (such as gridlines, axes, trendlines, or error bars), or you can create custom borders for selected shapes (such as data markers, titles, data labels, or a legend).
Make a dashed-line border. Select the text box or shape. If you want to change multiple text boxes or shapes, click the first text box or shape, and then press and hold Ctrl while you click the other text boxes or shapes. Click the Format tab, click Shape Outline, point to Dashes, and then click the style you want.
Add a shape in Excel, Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint. On the Insert tab, click Shapes. Select the shape you want, click in the workspace and drag to draw the shape. To create a perfect square or circle (or constrain the dimensions of other shapes), press and hold Shift while you drag.
Add a horizontal line by using an AutoFormat shortcut consisting of three typed characters.
Add or set tab stops with customized alignment and dot or line leaders. Remove or clear one or more tab stops you don't need.
You can draw shapes in Office by using the freeform Shape and Scribble tools. You can customize the look of a standard shape by using edit points. Note: For information about connecting shapes with lines, see Draw or delete a line or connector.
Go to References > Table of Contents. Select Custom table of contents. Use the settings to show, hide, and align page numbers, add or change the tab leader, set formats, and specify how many levels of headings to show. For more info, see Custom table of contents .
Hidden text Select this option to display a dotted line under text that is formatted as hidden. Optional hyphens Select this option to display hyphens that indicate where to divide a word at the end of a line. Optional hyphens are not printed unless a word actually breaks at the end of a line.