Border options

The border drop down offers choices of position and number of borders, horizontal lines, tables, and border and shading options. The button's icon changes with the last border style you used. 

• For selected text or paragraphs, select how you want borders to display:

  •  Bottom Border    Puts a border on the bottom of a selection.

  •  Top Border    Puts a border on the top of a selection.

  •  Left Border    Puts a border on the left side of a selection.

  •  Right Border    Puts a border on the right side of a selection.

  •  No Border    Removes all borders.

  •  All Borders    Puts both outside and inside borders around the selection.

  •  Outside Borders    Puts borders around the outside of the selection.

  •  Inside Borders    Puts borders on the inside of the selection.

  •  Inside Horizontal Borders    Puts only the horizontal border on the inside of the selection.

  •  Inside Vertical Borders    Puts only the vertical borders on the inside of the selection.

•  Horizontal Line    Creates a horizontal line at the cursor location. If you have a selection made, it will be replaced by the line.

•  Draw Table    Draw a table in your document. Select the table and use the Layout options to add columns, rows, and do other table elements.

•  View Gridlines    Show or hide gridlines on a table.

•  Borders and Shading    Customize borders and shading attributes on paragraphs and text with these options.