Use the following VBA code to delete All Horizontal Lines from a Word document:
Sub DeleteAllHorizontalLines()
Dim oPara As Paragraph
Dim oShape As InlineShape
' --- PART 1: Remove Horizontal Lines that are Paragraph Borders ---
' Loop through every paragraph in the main document story
For Each oPara In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdMainTextStory).Paragraphs
' Set the bottom border style to "None"
oPara.Borders(wdBorderBottom).LineStyle = wdLineStyleNone
Next oPara
' --- PART 2: Delete Horizontal Line Shapes (Drawings/Graphics) ---
' Loop through all Inline Shapes in the main document story
' We loop backwards in case multiple shapes are deleted in a row
Dim i As Long
For i = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.Count To 1 Step -1
Set oShape = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(i)
' Check if the shape is a dedicated horizontal line object
If oShape.Type = wdInlineShapeHorizontalLine Then
oShape.Delete
End If
Next i
MsgBox "All common horizontal lines have been removed!", vbInformation
End Sub