Add borders to text boxes, pictures, and other objects

Which Office program are you using?

Do any of the following:

Add a border to a shape or text box

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.

Add borders to a table

To	Do This
Add a colored border	On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Lines, and then either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Weight pop-up menu and choose the thickness that you want the borders to be.
Add a border of a specific style	On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Style pop-up menu, and choose the line style that you want the borders to have.

On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the arrow next to Borders and then select or clear the table borders that you want.

Add a border to a picture

Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
Do any of the following:

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.

Do any of the following:

Add a border to a shape or text box

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.

Add borders to a table

To	Do This
Add a colored border	On the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Lines, and then either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Weight pop-up menu and choose the thickness that you want the borders to be.
Add a border of a specific style	On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Style pop-up menu, and choose the line style that you want the borders to have.

On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the arrow next to Borders and then select or clear the table borders that you want.

Add a border to a picture

Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
Do any of the following:

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.

Do any of the following:

Add a border to a shape or text box

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.

Add a border to a picture

Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
Do any of the following:

To	Do This
Add a colored border	Either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.
Add a border of a specific thickness	Point to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.
Add a border of a specific style	Point to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.