

(The smaller the point size ("pt"), the thinner the line is.)Īdd or remove a border for a shape or text box With the shape selected, on the Shape Format tab, select Shape Outline > Sketched, and then select a line width. Select an existing shape in your document, or draw a new one. If you're using Microsoft 365 for Mac (version 16.28 or later), you can give a casual, hand-drawn look to shapes with the Sketched outline. This feature is available only to Microsoft 365 Subscribers for Windows desktop clients. Now you should be able to apply borders to Word documents.Note: If you didn't add the border to the shape, text box, picture, or other object in Mac Office, you can't change or remove the border for the object. Now if you enter some random text, the text fits nicely within the border, and the border repeats on every page of your document. It can be different from yours if you are using a different border image. In our example, we put 35 mm for the top and bottom margins, and 10 mm for the right and left margins. Go to the Layout tab, Margins, and then Custom margins.Ĩ. Next thing you’re going to need to do is change the document margins because you don’t want to type over the border itself. Once you’re happy with the size, click Close. You can customize it until you get the right size.Ħ. To increase the size of the border, change the Scale to 50%. You can find a lot of free collections of page borders for Microsoft Word in this link.ĥ. Select the border image and click Insert. Select Picture watermark, uncheck Washout and click on Select Picture.Ĥ. Note: Custom Watermark will be greyed out if you are in Web Layout view.Ģ. Start with a blank document and go to the Design tab, and then to Watermark, select Custom Watermark. In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to add custom borders to Word documents in a few easy steps to give your documents a professional appearance.ġ.
