You can create borders around any word, sentence, paragraph, or other text in a document. Follow the steps below to create a border around your text.
Open Microsoft Word.
Highlight the text you want to create a border around.
How to highlight or select text.
Once the text is highlighted, click the Home tab.
On the Home tab, click the down arrow on the border to get border options, like those shown in the picture.
Select the type of border you want to use. If you want a single border around the text, click Outside Borders.
If you need more options than those shown (e.g., you want to make a thicker border, a dotted border, or a dashed border), click Borders and Shading. In the Borders window that opens, you can select from hundreds of border options.
Related information
- How to add, modify, or remove a page border in Microsoft Word.
- See our border and paragraph definitions for further information.
- Microsoft Word help and support.
