Microsoft Word 2008

Borders and Shading Options

Borders and shading help you to emphasize information and guide a reader's eye through a document. When adding borders and shading, remember that they are both applied to entire paragraphs. This document covers the following options for adding borders and shading to paragraphs.

Borders and Shading Options: Toolbar Option
Borders and Shading Options: Dialog Box Option

Borders and Shading Options : Toolbar Option

Use the Borders and Shading toolbar to quickly add borders and shading to paragraphs. Both borders and shading can be applied to the same paragraph.

The Borders and Shading Toolbar

The Borders and Shading toolbar allows you to customize aspects of the border and cells. This includes the type, style, color, weight, shading, and background color.

Borders and Shading toolbar

Name	Image	Description
Type Menu		Allows you to select the type of border
Style Button		Allows you to select the style of border
Color Button		Allows you to select the color of the border
Weight Button		Allows you to select the thickness of the border
Pattern Menu		Allows you to select the degree of shading applied to the selected cells
Shading Color Button		Allows you to select the color of the shading of the selection
Background Color Button		Allows you to select the color of the background of the selection

Adding Borders and Shading

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add shading and/or border(s)
To add a border, click TYPE» select the desired border option
To add shading, click thenext to COLOR» select the desired shading option

Removing Borders and Shading

Select the paragraph containing the border or shading you want to remove
To remove the border, click TYPE» select No Border
To remove the shading, click thenext to COLOR» select No Fill

Modifying Borders and Shading

Select the paragraph containing the border or shading you want to modify
To modify the border, click TYPE» select the desired border option
To modify the shading, click thenext to COLOR» select the desired shading option

Borders and Shading Options: Dialog Box Option

To view the Borders and Shading dialog box:

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add shading and/or border(s)
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.

Adding Borders

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add border(s)
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Borders tab
From the Style scroll box, select the desired border style
From the Color pull-down list, select the desired border color
From the Width pull-down list, select the desired border width
Click OK

Modifying Borders

Select the paragraph containing the border you want to modify
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Borders tab » select the desired border option
Click OK

Removing Borders

Select the paragraph containing the border you want to remove
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Borders tab
Under Setting, select None
Click OK

Adding Shading

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add shading
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Shading tab
From the Fill box, select the desired fill effect
OPTIONAL: Under Patterns, from the Style pull-down list, select the desired pattern style
OPTIONAL: Under Patterns, from the Color pull-down list, select the desired pattern color
Click OK

Modifying Shading

Select the paragraph containing the shading you want to modify
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Shading tab » select the desired shading option
Click OK

Removing Shading

Select the paragraph containing the shading you want to remove
Open the Borders and Shading dialog box
Select the Shading tab
From the Fill box, select No Color
In the Patterns section, from the Style pull-down list, select Clear
Click OK