You can add a border around each page of your document to add interest to the document.
Click to display your document in Print Layout view.
Click Format.
Click Borders and Shading.
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Click the Page Border tab.
Click the type of border you want to add to your document.
Click a style for the border line.
This area shows a preview of the border.
You can click here to select a color for the border.
You can click here to select a width for the border.
Click here to specify the pages on which the border should appear.
Click OK.
Word applies the border you specified.
Can I add a border that does not surround the page?
Yes. Follow these steps:
Follow steps 1 to 7 to select the border you want to apply.
In the Preview area, click the border lines that you do not want to appear in your document.
Click OK.
Word applies the modified page border.