Apply Borders and Shading

  • Borders are lines around one or more paragraphs

  • Shading is a back fill that is displayed behind the paragraphs


Apply and Customize borders

Apply border for the text or paragraph

  • Select the text or paragraph to apply borders

  • Go to Home tab > Paragraph group > click the Borders down arrow > select the desired border style to apply for the text or paragraph

Apply the border for the particular page of the document

  • Go to Home tab > Paragraph group > click the Borders down arrow > select Borders and Shading

  • In the Borders and Shading dialog box, do the following:

    • Select the Page Borders tab

    • Under Apply to section, click on the down arrow > select a desired option

Customize the border

  • Go to Home tab > Paragraph group > click the Borders down arrow > select Borders and Shading

  • In the Borders and Shading dialog box, do the following:

    • To apply the border for the text or paragraph, select Borders tab

      • Under Setting section, select a desired options to change the setting of the border

      • Under Style section, select a desired border style

      • Under Color section, select a desired border color

      • Under Width section, select a desired width of the border line

    • To apply the border for the page, select Page Borders tab

      • Under Setting section, select a desired options to change the setting of the border

      • Under Style section, select a desired border style

      • Under Color section, select a desired border color

      • Under Width section, select a desired width of the border line

 

Apply and Customize shading

Apply shading for the text or paragraph

  • Select the text or paragraph to apply shading

  • Go to Home tab > Paragraph group > click the Shading down arrow > select the desired color to fill background of the text or paragraph either from Theme Colors or Standard Colors category

    • Theme Colors – basic theme colors

    • Standard Colors – the colors that don’t change when the theme changes

Apply style pattern for the shading

  • Go to Home tab > Paragraph group > click the down arrow next to Borders > select Borders and Shading

  • The Borders and Shading dialog box, do the following:

    • Select Borders tab

    • Under Pattern section, click the Style down arrow > select the desired style to apply for the shading