Complicated Signature Blocks in Word XP

External Since: Jun 09, 2006 Posts: 26

I use a number of different Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements that use
fairly complicated signature blocks that require signature lines for all
parties signing the contract. To conserve space I need two columns for this
section only of the document and for that purpose a table would be ideal, but
I can't see how to get signature lines in a particular cell of a table.

For instance, in the first cell of column one I would have to type:

Seller:and then here, there would be a line for the Seller to sign on.

The problem is, I can't see how to put a line inside a table's cell.
Normally I would just click on underline and then hit the tab button and the
line is drawn.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can handle my problem. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.

External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 23321

You can apply a bottom border to the paragraph. Or you can make three
columns (a narrow one in the center) and apply bottom borders to columns 1
and 3. FWIW, I don't find it necessary to use a table for this type of
layout; I find that appropriately set tab stops work just fine. You can add
an underline leader to specific tabs stops, but I usually find it more
satisfactory to underline the tab character instead.

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> I use a number of different Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements that
use
> fairly complicated signature blocks that require signature lines for all
> parties signing the contract. To conserve space I need two columns for
this
> section only of the document and for that purpose a table would be ideal,
but
> I can't see how to get signature lines in a particular cell of a table.
>
> For instance, in the first cell of column one I would have to type:
>
> Seller:and then here, there would be a line for the Seller to sign on.
>
> The problem is, I can't see how to put a line inside a table's cell.
> Normally I would just click on underline and then hit the tab button and
the
> line is drawn.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can handle my problem. Any help
would
> be greatly appreciated.