You can add a border to a paragraph containing important information to draw attention to it.
Select the text that you want to surround with a border.
Click Format.
Click Borders and Shading.
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Click the Borders tab.
Click here to select a type of border.
Note | This example uses Box. |
Click here to select the style for the border line.
Click here and select a color for the border line.
Click here and select a thickness for the border line.
This area shows the results of the settings you select.
Click OK.
, or by repeating steps 1 to 5, selecting None in step 5, and then clicking OK.
Is there a faster way I can add a border to a paragraph?
If you are willing to forego setting the color, style, and thickness of the border, you can use the Border icon ( on
Word applies the border.