How To Add Page Borders In Word

First insert your page border outline.

How to add page borders in word. In the Borders and Shading window shown below if not already selected click the Page Border tab. Then click the Design tab. To adjust the distance between the border and the edge of the page select Options.

You have now successfully added a border to the first page of your Word Document. To apply a border to a section select the text and go to Borders Borders and Shading Borders border style options OK. Locate the border file you want to use then click Insert.

Now you have to insert a drawing canvas in the header. You see the Borders and Shading dialog box as shown. Make selections for how you want the border to look.

Select any one of the options box or shadow or 3-D or custom under Setting. Just make sure your cursor is on the page you would like the border to be inserted onto. To insert the border into your Word project click on Insert Pictures Picture from file.

With the border image selected use any of the buttons on the Picture Format ribbon to change the border. Go to Page Layout Page Background Page Borders and format the page border as described in step 2 above. You can also add a border to table cells or an entire table.

In the Borders and Shading window select the border type and click Box on the very. In the Page Background section of the Design tab click Page Borders. Move to the cursor to the second page and click the Design tab from the ribbon.