Stop auto line-formatting

Hello there LO people.

I’m not exactly sure what the term is for this so I just sort of made this one up. I have a screenshot right here:

I’d like libreoffice to stop turning my dashes “-----------------------------” into those long lines. I know that MS Word does this as well but after the first time it does this, it allows you to remove that specific auto formatting for future occurrences. How do I stop writer from doing this without removing every autoformatting option?

Thank you in advance.

-Eternal

Hi @Eternal – If one of the answers below works for you, please mark it as correct :slight_smile:

Thanks!

I thought I had for some reason. Thanks for reminding me!

Turning Off AutoCorrect

To Stop Drawing a Line When You Type Three Identical Characters

LibreOffice automatically draws a line when you type three of the following characters
and press Enter: - _ = * ~ #

  1. Choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options.
  2. Click the Options tab.
  3. Clear the “Apply border” check box.

Source: LibreOffice Help · Turning Off AutoCorrect

See Tools → Autocorrect settings → Settings (tab) and look for line named something like “Replacing lines” or similar.