Adding Table Borders and Shading
- Place the cursor in the row, column or cell where you want to set borders or shading.
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On the Home tab, click Table | Properties, then click the Borders and Shading tab.
- In the Apply To drop-down list, specify the part of the table the formatting changes should affect.
- Under Styles, select a pattern for the table borders. Select Custom to draw or change borders along individual edges of the cells and to vary the borders around the selected cells.
- Under Line Style, select a style for the border lines, a line color and a number to size the line thickness in points.
- If applicable, set a color to shade the cells. In order for shading to work, each table cell must have the same before and after spacing otherwise white spaces appear.
- In the Vertical Alignment drop-down list, select the position of cell contents within the cells of the selected area. The effect will appear only when print previewing the document.
- To continue the border across the space between columns, select Underline space between columns.
- To continue the shading between columns, select Shade space between columns.
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Click OK.
Notes
- Use the Preview area to add, modify or remove custom borders quickly.