Adding a Border to Text

Select the text or click anywhere within a paragraph in your document around which you want to add a border.

Click the down arrow next to the Border button on the Formatting toolbar and select the type of border you want to apply from the list that appears.

The border is applied around the text.

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You can add a border to any or all sides of a paragraph or selected text in Word. Borders can accentuate portions of your text, add a clean frame to your entire document, or even divide sections of a document.

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More Border Options

For more border options, open the Format menu and select Borders and Shading; then review the options on the Borders tab of the dialog box that appears.

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Page Border

You might add a border around the contents of an entire page; for example, to "frame" an awards certificate. Open the Format menu and select Borders and Shading; select the Page Border tab and choose some options.