Adding Borders to Document Sections and Paragraphs

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 at the top of the dialog box—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 on that tab will give you choices specific ...

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