Creating Partial Borders

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Not every paragraph, table, or object you enclose in a border will need four lines all the way around. You might want to add two lines, along the top and right side of a paragraph, for example, to help set it apart from an article that appears beside it. You might use only a top and bottom rule to contain your table of contents. Or you might use a single line to set off a quotation from the main text in a report.

Creating a partial border is a simple matter. You use the Custom Setting option and the Preview area to accomplish this. Here are the steps:

1. Click in a table or paragraph or select the information around which you want to create the border.

2. Choose Format, Borders And Shading.

3. In the Borders tab, click the Custom Setting option. Specify the border's line style, color, and width.

4. In the Preview area, click each edge of the preview paragraph to indicate where border lines should appear, or click the buttons that correspond to the edge or edges that should have a border line. Table 18-2 describes the available Preview buttons.

Table 18-2: Preview Buttons

Button	Description
	Adds a line along the top border
	Adds a line along the bottom border
	Adds a line along the left border
	Adds a line along the right border

Tip 

You can toggle border lines on and off by clicking the borders in the Preview area's sample page or by clicking the Preview buttons surrounding the sample page.

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