Adding borders to a document in MS Word

A page border is a border that outlines a page.

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• It usually appears on the outside of the margins of the page.​

What is a page border?​

What are page borders used for?​

• Page borders are generally used as decorations or outlines for documents.

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• On the ribbon, select the "design" tab.

• ​In the "page background" section, select "page borders."

• ​A dialogue box will open. Under the "settings" section of the dialogue box, select the "box" option.

• ​Under the "style" section of the dialogue box, select the pattern style for your border..

• ​Select your border's color under the "color" section.

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How to add a border ​

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• Under the "width" section, select the size that you want your border to be.

• ​If you would like to add a decorative border, select the "art" section and choose the art design you would like for your borders.

• ​Under the "apply to" section of the dialogue box, select what section of the document you would like the border to appear.

• When you are done, select "ok" to apply the border design to your document.​