My shape doesn't appear in print after I removed a border.
If you remove the border from a transparent shape, it won't appear on the printed page. Add a pattern or color to make it visible again.
How?
You can use the Fill Color tool to add a fill to any picture except an animated GIF picture. Make these changes in an animated GIF editing program, and then insert the picture file again.
- Select the picture, AutoShape, text box, or WordArt you want to change.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color
.
- Do one or more of the following:
Do one of the following:
Add or change a fill color
- To change the fill color back to its default, click Automatic.
- To change to a color in the color scheme, click one of the colors below Automatic.
- To change to a color that isn't in the color scheme, click More Fill Colors. On the Standard tab, click the color you want, or click the Custom tab to mix your own color.
Add or change a gradient, patterned, textured, or picture fill
- Click Fill Effects, and then click the Gradient, Texture, Picture or Pattern tab.
- Select the options you want.
Remove a fill
- Click No Fill.
Note You can also set the fill to match the background. On the Format menu, click Colors and Lines. Under Fill, click the Color box, and then click Background.
I lose part of the text box or picture frame after adding borders to a frame.
Microsoft Publisher adds borders to the insides of the selected text box or frame, so that the larger you make a border, the less room you have for pictures or text.
Reduce the size of a border
After selecting the frame or text box, you can add a line border of any color or thickness, or a picture border. If the frame or text box already has a border, you can change it.
- Select the frame or text box that you want to add a border to, or whose border you want to change.
- On the Formatting toolbar, click Line/Border Style
.
- Do one of the following:
Add one of the predefined lines to all sides
- Click the line width you want.
This completes the procedure.
Add a line of any color or width
- Click More Lines.
If you are working with an oval or circle, skip to step 4.
- In the dialog box, click the Colors and Lines tab.
- Under Line, use the buttons to select the sides to which you want to add a line border.
- To select one side to change, click the button on the side you want.
- To select one or more sides, hold down SHIFT, and then click the buttons on the sides you want.
- To add a border around the entire box or cell, under Presets, click Box
.
- Select the options you want.
Add a picture border to all sides of a text box, picture frame, or square
This procedure does not apply to ovals or circles.
- Click More lines.
- In the dialog box, click the Colors and Lines tab.
- Under Line, click BorderArt.
- In the BorderArt dialog box, choose the options you want.
Note You can change the color of a line by clicking Line Color
.
Increase the size of the frame
After selecting an object, you can resize it in a number of ways.
By dragging
Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles, and then drag the mouse.
Keeping the center in the same place
- Hold down CTRL.
- Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles, and then drag the mouse.
- Release the mouse button before you release CTRL.
Maintaining the object's proportions
Hold down SHIFT.
Position the mouse pointer over one of the corner handles, and then drag the mouse.
Release the mouse button before you release SHIFT.
Maintaining the proportions and keeping the center in the same place
1. Hold down CTRL+ SHIFT.
2. Position the mouse pointer over one of the corner handles, and then drag the mouse.
3. Release the mouse before you release CTRL+ SHIFT.
To a specific height and width
- Right-click the picture or AutoShape.
- On the shortcut menu, click Format Item.
- In the dialog box, click the Size tab.
- Under Size and Rotate, enter measurements for the height and width of the object.
By a specific proportion
- Right-click the picture or AutoShape.
- On the shortcut menu, click Format Item.
- In the dialog box, click the Size tab.
- Under Size and Rotate, enter the percentage of the original height or width you want the object resized to.
Note You can override the settings for grids and guides by holding down the ALT button while you drag the mouse.
The BorderArt command is not available.
You might have selected an object that cannot have BorderArt, such as something drawn by using the Oval tool , the Custom Shapes
tool, or WordArt.
I tried to add a border to WordArt text, but the border was added to the text box instead.
You cannot add borders to WordArt.
The borders of a text box are visible
Your text box probably has a border.