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Word 2016

Lesson 3 – Applying Borders and Shading

A DDING B ORDERS AND S HADING TO T EXT  D ISCUSSION Use the Borders and Shading dialog box to add borders or shading to text and paragraphs. You can also remove borders and shading from text and paragraphs.

Before applying a border, select the line style, line width (thickness), and line color. After selecting the line settings, then apply a border style.

If you decide to change the line style, weight, or color of an existing border, you must reapply the border for the changes to take affect.

NOTE Make changes to existing borders and shading by clicking the corresponding links in the Paragraph section of the Reveal Formatting task pane. Remove borders from the current paragraph by selecting the No Border option from the Borders menu. Alternatively, you can select the None setting in the Borders and Shading dialog box. Remove shading from the current paragraph by selecting the No Color option from the Shading menu. Alternatively, you can select the No Color option from the Fill list in the Borders and Shading dialog box. Both the Border Color and the Shading Color palettes include a More Colors option that allows you to add colors to the palette. When you type three or more consecutive hyphens ( - ) and then press the [Enter] key, a single line is inserted across the page. Typing equal signs ( = ) inserts a double line across the page.

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P ROCEDURES 1. Select the text to which you want to apply a border. 2. Select the Home tab.

3. Select the down arrow

on the right-hand part of the Borders button in the

Paragraph group. 4. Select the Borders and Shading... option.

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