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Add a border around a form

You can add a border around an entire form by placing the layout and controls on the form into a single-cell layout table and then adding a border to that cell.

1. In design mode, press CTRL+A to select the contents of the entire form, and then press CTRL+X to cut the selection and place it on the clipboard.
2. On the Insert menu, click Layout Table.
3. In the Insert Table dialog box, enter 1 in the Number of columns and Number of rows boxes, and then click OK.

   A single-cell layout table is inserted into the form.

4. Right-click the layout table, and then click Borders and Shading on the shortcut menu.
5. In the Borders and Shading dialog box, click the Borders tab.
6. If you want to specify formatting options for the border, do any of the following:
   • To specify a custom line style, click the style that you want in the Style list.
   • To specify a color, click the Color arrow, and then click the color that you want.
   • To specify a custom width, click the width that you want in the Width list.
7. Under Presets, click Outline, and then click OK.
8. Place the insertion point inside the layout table, and then press CTRL+V to paste the form contents into the layout table.

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