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rcoady
Copper Contributor
Mar 29, 2026

In Cabin font family, horizontal lines move downwards when exporting to PDF

I am trying to create my CV in Microsoft Word, but I'm running into an issue: the horizontal lines under my section headings (created by typing three hyphens and then hitting Enter) are being lowered too much when exporting to PDF. To see what I mean, see the below images.

The first is an image of the section heading and the text below it as it appears in Word:

There is a decent level of space between the heading, the line, and the text below.

However, when I export the document to a PDF, the horizontal line moves downwards to the point where it is almost touching the text below:

This seems to be a problem with the Cabin font family that I'm using; I tried the same with Calibri (a native Word font) and Source Serif 4 (from Google Fonts) and the horizontal line stayed where it should.

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2 Replies

  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Mar 29, 2026

    Sounds like report as a bug, if Cabin is a preference, try to avoid the auto-generated line from "---" instead insert a manual shape or border line. Otherwise, Word-to-PDF export would be suggested.

     

     

    • rcoady's avatar
      rcoady
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 29, 2026

      I think the auto-generated line from "---"  just is a border line. And I'm using Word-to-PDF export already, if by that you mean Export -> Create PDF/XPS Document. So perhaps I'll have to use a manual shape.

      What's the best way to report the bug?

      EDIT: Yep, typing "---" and hitting Enter "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-horizontal-line-9bf172f6-5908-4791-9bb9-2c952197b1a9".