Page borders personalize documents. Have you wondered how to add different borders to Word online documents? This tutorial article illustrates the steps involved in how to add different borders in word online.
To add different borders in the desktop version of word online start by clicking on the design tab. You can then click on Page borders on the extreme right. Now go to custom and choose the pages you would like to add the border to from the apply section.
How to add different borders in word online?
The formatting options available in word online are limited. This means that you can create and share documents easily but may lack a few features.
One such feature is adding a border to the page or document you are working on. Here is a word around this.
- Start with logging in to your office online account. Alternatively, you can use the same credentials to log in to one drive and access the files that need to be edited.
- once you have the documents you have created on word online you can double click to open the document.
As word online does not allow users to add page borders to documents here is a workaround.
- Click on Insert in the top ribbon of the document.
- Under Insert, you will see the table option. Click on Table and from the dropdown select one cell.
- You will see that the cell appears on the document with a + sign. If you can hover the mouse around the cell walls, you will see that the arrow turns into an = indicating that you can increase the cell’s height.
- Click on and drag the walls of the cell to cover the page making a border.
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How to customize a border in word online?
You can customize the border added to word online documents based on your requirements. Here are the steps you can follow.
- Start by clicking on and selecting the table. You will see that the Table Tab shows up in the top ribbon.
- You can from this tab change the look and feel of the cell inserted as a border.
- The Color of the table or border can be changed using this option. by choosing the color from the dropdown menu.