To edit a frame border

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

  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.

To change the width of the border style:

  1. If you have selected a decorative border style, check the Custom Width check box A small square box on a dialog box that can be selected or cleared. A check box represents an option that you can turn on or off..

  2. From the units drop-down list box, select the unit of measurement you want.

  3. In the width box, type the width you want for the border.

To change the colour of the border:

  1. If you have selected a decorative border style, check the Colour Override check box.

  2. From the drop-down colour palette A set of colours available to your Publisher documents. You can create more colours to add to the colour palette, or you can delete colours if you do not want to use them. When you save a document, the colour palette is saved as part of the document, with any changes that you have made. Each document can be saved with a different selection of colours in the palette., select the colour you want the border to be. The border styles in the list will change accordingly.

  3. Change the tint The amount of whiteness applied to a colour, where 0% is white and 100% is the full colour. of the colour by dragging the tint slider A box that you can drag to adjust the effect of the control e.g. the tint slider on a colour palette. to the percentage you want.

  4. Click on the Close button in the top right-hand corner of the title bar to close the dialog box and keep the changes you have made to the border.

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 change the border colour by right-clicking on the colour in the colour bar and selecting Frame border colour from the shortcut menu that appears.

Tools:

Frame Properties