How do I get rid of "ghost" lines in header row?

I formatted a 4-column header row with a color fill, and these white lines
appeared at the bottom of the row that don't seem to be connected to
anything. Anyone have this problem and how do you get rid of them?

A couple of things to check on:

1. Make sure you applied the shading to the cells and not to the paragraphs.

2. Make sure that none of the paragraphs in the row have more Space
Before/After than the others.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jen C." Jen wrote in message
...
I formatted a 4-column header row with a color fill, and these white lines
appeared at the bottom of the row that don't seem to be connected to
anything. Anyone have this problem and how do you get rid of them?

I tried both of your suggestions but the lines are still there. Any other
clues?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

A couple of things to check on:

1. Make sure you applied the shading to the cells and not to the paragraphs.

2. Make sure that none of the paragraphs in the row have more Space
Before/After than the others.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jen C." Jen wrote in message
...
I formatted a 4-column header row with a color fill, and these white lines
appeared at the bottom of the row that don't seem to be connected to
anything. Anyone have this problem and how do you get rid of them?

If you want to send a sample to my email, I'll take a look.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jen C." wrote in message
...
I tried both of your suggestions but the lines are still there. Any other
clues?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

A couple of things to check on:

1. Make sure you applied the shading to the cells and not to the
paragraphs.

2. Make sure that none of the paragraphs in the row have more Space
Before/After than the others.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jen C." Jen wrote in message
...
I formatted a 4-column header row with a color fill, and these white
lines
appeared at the bottom of the row that don't seem to be connected to
anything. Anyone have this problem and how do you get rid of them?

Different bottom cell margins could be the problem. So check whether you have
different bottom cell margins applied to the cells in the row(s) with the
problem.

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"Jen C." wrote:

I tried both of your suggestions but the lines are still there. Any other
clues?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

A couple of things to check on:

1. Make sure you applied the shading to the cells and not to the paragraphs.

2. Make sure that none of the paragraphs in the row have more Space
Before/After than the others.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jen C." Jen wrote in message
...
I formatted a 4-column header row with a color fill, and these white lines
appeared at the bottom of the row that don't seem to be connected to
anything. Anyone have this problem and how do you get rid of them?