How To Insert A Decorative Border In Word 2013

In Word 2007 and above you can do this just by double-clicking in the header area.

How to insert a decorative border in word 2013. Select a shape from the Rectangles category. Begin by accessing the header. Choose the image that you want to add a customized border to.

The border art supplied with Word 2013 includes a variety of small graphics that look good when repeated around the edges of the page. Go to Picture Format Picture Border. To add a page border put the cursor at the beginning of your document or at the beginning of an existing section in your document.

The Borders and Shading dialog box displays. Navigate to the Paragraph section in the Home menu. You can apply this border to a particular page or to the entire document by clicking on the down arrow mark near the Apply to rectangular box.

In the Page Background section of the Design tab click Page Borders. On the Home tab click the arrow next to the Borders button. Add a border to selected text Select a word line or paragraph.

In the Borders gallery click the border style that you want to apply. Select the width of the border by clicking down the arrow mark at the width rectangular box. Then click the Design tab.

To draw the shape to the size you want place the cursor at the top-left corner. Click Clip Art in the Insert. This should insert a horizontal line at the current cursor.