How do you use border and Shading?

Select the cells, rows, or columns you want to format.
To apply the borders and shading to an entire table, you can select the entire table or simply position the insertion point cursor inside the table without a selecting any rows, columns, or cells.
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Click Table from the menu bar and select Borders and Shading.
Click the Borders tab.
Select the line style.
Select a line color from the Color drop-down menu.
In the Border box, click Box to apply the border to all four sides. Or, click in the preview area to apply the border to selected sides. To remove a border from a side, click it again. You can apply different style borders to each side.
Click the Shading tab.
Select the fill percent.
Select the foreground color from the ForeGround drop-down menu.
Select the background color from the Background drop-down menu.
Click OK to apply the borders and shading settings.
NOTE
If there are existing borders, you can use the “eye dropper” tool to set the border style. Move the pointer to the Border preview area. Hold down the Ctrl (PC) or Option (Mac) key (the cursor changes to an eye dropper) and click on an existing border to select that style and color.

Last updated Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at 10:34 a.m.

This article is based on legacy software.

Borders and shading help you 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

The Tables and Borders toolbar may be used to quickly add borders and shading to paragraphs. The following instructions will guide you in using the toolbar options to add borders and shading to paragraphs. Both borders and shading can be applied to the same paragraph.

To display the Tables and Borders toolbar:

From the View menu, select Toolbars » Tables and Borders
The Tables and Borders toolbar appears.
Windows:

Macintosh:

Adding Borders and Shading

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

Removing Borders

Select the paragraph containing the border you want to remove
Click the
next to OUTSIDE BORDER
» click NO BORDER

Modifying Borders

Select the paragraph containing the border you want to modify
Click the
next to OUTSIDE BORDER
» click NO BORDER
OPTIONAL: On the Tables and Borders toolbar, select a different line weight and line style
Click the
next to OUTSIDE BORDER
» select the desired border option

Removing Shading

Select the paragraph containing the shading you want to remove
Click the
next to SHADING COLOR
» click NO FILL

Modifying Shading

Select the paragraph containing the shading you want to modify
Click the
next to SHADING COLOR
» select the desired shading option

Borders and Shading Options: Dialog Box Option

The Borders and Shading dialog box is another option for adding borders and shading to paragraphs. This option gives you more control of your border placement than with the Tables and Borders toolbar.

Adding Borders

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add a border
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Borders tab
From the Setting section, select the desired option
OR
In the Preview section, click where you want borders to appear
NOTE: The sample graphic will be updated to reflect your changes.
OPTIONAL: Using the scroll list and pull-down lists, adjust the Style, Color, and Width
Click OK

Removing Borders

Select the paragraph containing the border you want to remove
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Borders tab
In the Setting section, click NONE
OR
In the Preview section, click each border you want to remove
Click OK

Modifying Borders

Select the paragraph(s) containing the border you want to modify
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Borders tab
In the Preview section, click the border you want to modify
The existing border is removed.
OPTIONAL: Using the scroll list and pull-down lists, adjust the Style, Color, and Width
In the Preview area, click where you want the border to appear
The new border appears, replacing the old.
Click OK

Adding Shading

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add shading
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Shading tab
From the Fill and Patterns areas, select the desired options
The Preview section automatically adjusts based on your selections.
Click OK

Modifying Shading

Select the paragraph(s) containing the shading you want to modify
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Shading tab
In the Fill and Patterns areas, make the desired changes
The Preview section automatically adjusts based on your selections.
Click OK

Removing Shading

Select the paragraph containing the shading you want to remove
From the Format menu, select Borders and Shading...
The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
Select the Shading tab
In the Fill section, click NO FILL
In the Patterns section, from the Style pull-down list, select Clear
Click OK

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How do you do border and Shading?

Adding Borders and Shading.

Select the paragraph(s) to which you want to add shading and/or border(s).

To add a border, click the next to OUTSIDE BORDER » select the desired border option..

To add shading, click the next to SHADING COLOR » select the desired shading option..

What is the use of borders and Shading function?

Borders and shading are used in Word Documents when we want some text/paragraph to grab the attention of the viewers, making it the First Impression.

How do I create a border and shade paragraph in Word?

To add the paragraph borders and/or shading, do the following:.

Select the paragraph that you want to modify..

On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, choose the Borders list-box and then select Borders and Shading...:.

To add borders, select the Borders tab, in the Borders and Shading dialog box:.

How do you apply Shading?

Select the word or paragraph that you want to apply shading to. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Shading. Under Theme Colors, click the color that you want to use to shade your selection.

How do you use border and Shading?

To display the Tables and Borders toolbar:

Adding Borders and Shading

Removing Borders

Modifying Borders

Removing Shading

Modifying Shading

Borders and Shading Options: Dialog Box Option

Adding Borders

Removing Borders

Modifying Borders

Adding Shading

Modifying Shading

Removing Shading

How do you do border and Shading?

What is the use of borders and Shading function?

How do I create a border and shade paragraph in Word?

How do you apply Shading?

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