Changing properties of a horizontal rule
You can customize the height, width, and shading applied to a horizontal rule on a page. By default, a horizontal rule in Contribute is 1 pixel high, expands to the width of the page or table cell in which it is inserted, and has a small drop shadow (or shading) applied.
For information about adding and deleting horizontal rules to a page, see Adding and deleting a horizontal rule.
To set horizontal rule properties:
- In your draft, click the horizontal rule to select it, then do one of the following:
- Change any of the following options:
- Width indicates the length of the line.
To set a specific line width for a horizontal rule, enter a number in the Width text box, then select Pixels. To set a line width that expands or contracts depending on the width of a viewers browser window, enter a number between 1 and 100 in the Width text box, then select Percentage.
- Height indicates the height of the line.
- Use Outline Shading indicates that the line appears as an outline, not a solid line.
- Click OK.
Contribute changes the horizontal rule properties.