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Add or change a border

After selecting the frame or text box, you can add a line border of any color or thickness, or a picture border. If the frame or text box already has a border, you can change it.

1. Select the frame or text box that you want to add a border to, or whose border you want to change.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, click Line/Border Style .
3. Do one of the following:

   Add one of the predefined lines to all sides

   • Click the line width you want.

     This completes the procedure.

   Add a line of any color or width

   1. Click More Lines.

      If you are working with an oval or circle, skip to step 4.

   2. In the dialog box, click the Colors and Lines tab.
   3. Under Preview, use the buttons to select the sides to which you want to add a line border.
      • To select one side to change, click the button on the side you want.
      • To select one or more sides, hold down SHIFT, and then click the buttons on the sides you want.
      • To add a border around the entire box or cell, under Presets, click Box .
   4. Choose the options you want.

   Add a picture border to all sides of a text box, picture frame, or rectangle

   This procedure does not apply to ovals or circles.

   1. Click More lines.
   2. In the dialog box, click the Colors and Lines tab.
   3. Under Line, click BorderArt.
   4. In the BorderArt dialog box, choose the options you want.

Note   You can change the color of a line by clicking Line Color .