Adding Borders to Sections and Paragraphs

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Whether you're interested in applying borders to a single word, paragraph, image, section, or page, you can do it easily by using the Apply To list in the Borders And Shading dialog box. The tab you choose-Borders or Page Border-depends on the element you want to enclose in a border:

• If you want to create a border around a section in your document, click the Page Border tab. In the Apply To list, you'll find what you need to specify section bordering options.

• If you want to add a border around a paragraph, text, tables, images, selected table cells, or other elements in your document, click the Borders tab. The Apply To options in that tab will give you choices specific to the item you chose.

Bordering Sections

You might want to create a border around a section when you have specific information you want to highlight or when you want to set a section apart from the flow of the text. To create a section border, start by placing the insertion point in the section you want to surround with a border. Choose Format, Borders And Shading to display the dialog box, and then click the Page Border tab. Next, configure the border effects-including the borders Setting option and line style, color, and width-and then click the Apply To arrow and select your choice. Depending on the border you're creating (these options are not available for every type of border), you might see the following options:

• Whole document Adds a border to every page in your document.

• This Section Adds a border only to the pages between the previous section break and the next section break. If the document doesn't contain any section breaks, the border is applied to every page in the document.

• This Section-First Page Only Finds the first page of the current section and adds a border only to that page. If you're working in a document without sections, the first page of your document will contain the border.

• This Section-All Except First Page Adds a border to all pages in the current section except the first page of the section. If you're working in a document without section breaks, all pages in the document will have a border except the first page.

To apply a border to a section, simply click the appropriate Apply To selection in the Page Border tab, and then click OK to close the dialog box. The border is added to the section as specified. If you want to see how the border looks for the entire section, choose File, Print Preview (or click Print Preview on the Standard toolbar), click Multiple Pages on the Print Preview toolbar, and then select the number of pages to display. By using Print Preview's multipage display feature, you can see the effect of your border selection in your document. Click Close on the Print Preview toolbar to return to the document window.

Cross-Reference 

For more information about using Print Preview, see Chapter 3, "Printing with Precision."

Tip 

Add write-in spaces using the Inside Horizontal Border option  Here's a great way to add horizontal lines for write-in spaces in your documents. Press Enter to insert a number of blank lines in your document in the area where you want to create horizontal lines. Then select the blank lines, click the Border button's arrow, and then click the Inside Horizontal Border option. Evenly spaced lines are added automatically, extending from the left to the right margin.

Adding Borders to Text, Pictures, Tables, and Cells

If you want to create a border around a smaller portion of text, such as a paragraph, selected text, image, or selected table cells, you use a different set of choices. Start by selecting the item you want to create the border around, and then choose Format, Borders And Shading. When the dialog box appears, leave the Borders tab selected, make your border choices as usual, and then click the Apply To arrow. Depending on the text you've selected, you might see the following choices:

• Paragraph Creates a border around the currently selected paragraph

• Text Adds a border to the highlighted text

• Picture Adds a border around the selected picture

• Cell Draws a border around the cells you've selected

• Table Creates a border around the entire table at the insertion point

Click the appropriate Apply To setting, and then click OK to close the Borders And Shading dialog box. The border is added to the selection as you specified.

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