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Web-Junkie · 27-03-2011, 18:49

I have Office 2010, but don't use Word too much, only for standard letters and the odd document with pictures, but someone asked me how to put a border around some text and couldn't see an easy way to do it, they use Office 2003 though. I can do page borders easy enough but borders around text stumped me.

I messed about and found the following ways:

1. Create a Text Box and drag it to the same place as the original text and adjust the border when it's in place. The only issue I see with this is getting the text to fall on the same line spacing as the original text.

2. Highlight the line of text, goto page borders, select the borders tab, select 'apply to: Text' drop down and select the border. The problem I found with this was how to adjust the left/right edges of the border so it's not too close to the first/last letter of the text?

3. Insert a 1 x 1 Table around the text which seemed to be the best way. I could change the left/right edges, adjust line thickness using the Border options, the only drawback is you can't do 3-D borders!

4. With the table tool again draw a 1 x 1 table around the text, the problem I found with this was the bottom of the box couldn't be dragged up to the text so left a larger gap below the text than above it!!

Method 3 seemed the best, but does anyone know a better/easier way?

27-03-2011, 18:49	#1
Web-Junkie Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Services: 30mb BB Posts: 1,556	Microsoft Word - Easy way to put borders around text? I have Office 2010, but don't use Word too much, only for standard letters and the odd document with pictures, but someone asked me how to put a border around some text and couldn't see an easy way to do it, they use Office 2003 though. I can do page borders easy enough but borders around text stumped me. I messed about and found the following ways: 1. Create a Text Box and drag it to the same place as the original text and adjust the border when it's in place. The only issue I see with this is getting the text to fall on the same line spacing as the original text. 2. Highlight the line of text, goto page borders, select the borders tab, select 'apply to: Text' drop down and select the border. The problem I found with this was how to adjust the left/right edges of the border so it's not too close to the first/last letter of the text? 3. Insert a 1 x 1 Table around the text which seemed to be the best way. I could change the left/right edges, adjust line thickness using the Border options, the only drawback is you can't do 3-D borders! 4. With the table tool again draw a 1 x 1 table around the text, the problem I found with this was the bottom of the box couldn't be dragged up to the text so left a larger gap below the text than above it!! Method 3 seemed the best, but does anyone know a better/easier way?