Add borders around text
In Page view, do one of the following:
Create a four-sided border
- Select the paragraphs around which you want to
add a border.
- On the Format menu, click Borders
and Shading.
- Under Setting,
click
the Box
icon. Set properties for
the border by selecting options in the Style,
Color, and Width boxes.
Create a custom border
- Select the paragraphs around which you want to
add a border.
- On the Format menu, click Borders
and Shading.
- Under Setting, click Custom.
- From the Style box, click a border style. You can also select options from the Color and Width boxes.
-
Under Preview, apply the border
to one or more sides by clicking the buttons corresponding to the side you want to add.
- To specify the padding (the distance between the text and
its border), under Padding, enter a
value in the Top, Bottom,
Left, and Right boxes
in points.
Tip
To quickly add a
border, select the paragraph around which you
want a border, click Outside
Borders
,
and then click the
arrow to select the
type of border you
want.