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Applying Paragraph Borders and Shading
- Drag the pointer to select the paragraph(s) to which you want to apply borders or shading.
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On the Home tab, click Paragraph, and then click Borders and Shading.
- In each of the Distance from text boxes, type or select the distance from text for each side of the text.
- In each of the Thickness boxes, type or select a line thickness for each side of the text.
- If desired, set a color to shade the paragraph.
- If your paragraph is indented, select whether to extend the boundaries of the shading to the margins.
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Click OK.
Notes
- Borders and shading may also be applied to the boundaries of cells or to an entire page.