How to double underline in Word Online

Double underline draws special attention to a part of the text. You will generally see it in documents with a grand total of text wanting to draw your attention to specific details. This tutorial article takes you through how to double underline in Word Online.

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How to double underline in Word online

The Double underline option is unavailable in Word online due to limited formatting options. Hence, You will need to open the document in the desktop application if you would like to highlight text by double-underlining it. Here are the steps you can follow.

Locate and open the Word online document you would like to edit.

Click on Editing in the top ribbon of the document. You will have a drop-down menu.
From the options, select Open in Desktop App

Your document will now open in the desktop Word application

Select the text that needs to be double-underlined

Go to Home in the top ribbon of the document
Click on Underline (U with an underline). You will have a dropdown menu

From the options, select double underline.

How to double underline in Microsoft Word?

Double underlines can be added to the text by going into the font menu as well. Here is how it’s done.

Start by selecting the text you would like to double-underline

For Windows, click on Home in the top ribbon of the document
Under the font section, you will see an outward-facing arrow. Click on it for more options.

How to double underline in Microsoft Word?

While working on a Mac system, open the document and then click on Format in the top panel.
From the dropdown menu, select Font.
You can also use the Keyboard shortcut Command + D

The font menu is the same for Windows and Mac.

Click on Font, and you will have font options
.Go to Underline style and click on the arrow, and you will see a dropdown menu.

Select double underline.
Click on Ok to save the changes.

How to double underline in a Word table?

How to change double underline color in Word?

How to double underline in Word without text?

You will need to add spaces to double underline in Word without text. Here are the steps you can follow.

Click on Home in the top ribbon of the document you are working on.
Under Home, you will see the Show/hide option. Select it.
Select the Tab characters that you would like to underline
If you do not have a tab character, you can place one by hitting the tab key.

After you have a tab character simply use the keyboard shortcut to underline and then use the dropdown to change it to a double underline.
You could also use the font menu to double-underline the tab.
After the double underline appears, you can turn off the show/hide option in the Home tab.

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How to double underline in Word using phone?

While working on Phones and tablets, you can underline text by using the underline option in the Home section. Double underlining is not possible. There is a workaround.

Start adding a single table cell to the document.
Now move it to where you want the underlined text
Insert the text into the cell
Hide all the walls of the cell except the lower one.
Change the border to a double line.

How to change double underline color in Word?

Sometimes, double underlining text is not enough; to emphasize the text, you will need to change the color of the underline. Here is a quick guide on changing the color of the double underline in your Word document.

Select the text that needs to be underlined or select it if you have already highlighted it.
In Windows, click Home in the top ribbon of your document and open the font menu.

For Mac, click on Format in the top panel.
In the dropdown menu, you will see the font option. Click on it to open the menu.

Click on Font
If you haven’t double-underlined the text, click on the arrows under Underline Style and select Double Underline.
If you have underlined the text, go to the section titles and underline the color.
As a default setting, it is set to automatic. Click on it to change the color.
Please choose the color from the list in the dropdown by clicking on it.
Once the color is selected, click OK to save the changes.

FAQs

Double underline in Word meaning

A Single underline is the most company-used formatting in Word. It is used to emphasize certain parts of the text. When it comes to double underlining, it serves a similar purpose but, in a way, makes the emphasis more pronounced. Users generally use a double underline to denote the total budget or expenses.

To insert a double underline to text, select it and then go to the underline option in the Home tab. Here, you will find the double underline option. You can also insert a double underline from the font menu using keyboard shortcuts.

For Windows use Ctrl + Shift + D to open the menu. For mac use Command + D and you will have the font menu open. Once in the menu, you can easily add a double underline to the selected text.

Conclusion

This tutorial article took you through the process of adding a double underline to selected text in a Word document. It looked at the two ways it can be done, one from the Home tab and the other from the Font menu. We also looked at adding a double underline to a document when you don’t have text.

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Carissa

My name is Carissa Gudino and I am an expert in word online, using Word Online in my day-to-day tasks. In this blog, I will share with you tips and tutorials on how to use word online to its fullest potential. I work for various clients in various countries like the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, etc. My tutorials are designed to help beginners, as well as more experienced users, learn new tricks and tips on Microsoft word online. Check out more.