To apply a frame border

  1. Select the frame A shape used to hold text, pictures, graphics, PowerText or OLE objects. you want to apply the border style to.

  2. From the Frame menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., select Properties. The Frame Properties dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.

  3. Select the Border Styles tab.

  4. From the Style group box, select whether you want no border, a basic line style The attribute of frames, lines or shapes that specifies how the line or outline should be drawn. Line styles can be drawn with or without arrow-heads and in different colours and thicknesses., or a decorative border from the categories available.

  5. From the list of border styles, select the style you want.

If you have chosen a decorative border style, you can choose which sides of the frame you want to apply the border to.

  1. Click on the Close button in the top right-hand corner of the title bar to close the dialog box and keep the border style you have chosen for the frame.

Note:

You can see the effect of your changes on the selected frame on the page.

If the Frame Properties dialog box obscures the frame you are applying the border to, you can move it by dragging its title bar to a new location.

You can apply a decorative border to rectangular frames only.

You can also use the Frame Border Tools to apply a border to the selected frame(s).

Tools:

Frame Properties Top BorderLeft BorderRight BorderBottom BorderAll Round Border

Border Category Border Styles