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The time has come when the ability to work with Microsoft Office and in particular Word has become as necessary as reading and writing. Let's look at one of the many questions about working with this wonderful program and learn how to make a frame in Word that will make the text more beautiful.
In this article we will work in Microsoft Office 2013.
How to make a beautiful frame in Word
First of all, open a Word 2013 document with text in which you need to make the appropriate changes. Go to the tab Design.
After that, click on the icon in the upper right corner Page Borders. A window opens Borders and Shading. There are a bunch of different settings here, first let's do everything simply - learn how to make a frame for the entire text of the page.
Choosing a type Frame, then set Apply to the entire document (if we want to apply to the entire document) and click OK.
Now let's start getting twisted and making a more beautiful version (especially since there are a lot of settings - choose according to your taste and color).
Now we will improve. Let's create a colored outline for the paragraph. We do everything the same way: open the document, go to the bookmark Design. We put cursor on the paragraph we want to format. In the window that opens, go to the tab Border.
Notice the bottom right corner, which shows that any changes will be applied to the paragraph. On this tab you can select.
- no - there will be no frame;
- frame;
- shadow;
- volumetric;
- another.
Please note that all changes are immediately visible in the diagram on the right. Choose Frame. Select the type (click on the corresponding icon)
Choose a color. To do this, in the section Color, click on the small triangle. In the menu that opens, click the mouse and select the color we need (for example, red).
In chapter Width choose the size in points. To do this, in the section Width Click on the appropriate item. Let's look at the changes on the right. If everything suits us, then press the button OK.
That's all, where the cursor was, there was a beautiful paragraph outline.
And what is needed in order to do all this not in one paragraph, but in several? To do this, select the text we need.
Back on the tab Design click the icon Page borders. Go to the tab Border and click type Frame. 
Select the color and width and press the button ABOUT TO.
All these actions can be seen on video.
Here’s a seemingly simple question: how to make a frame in Word? One of my friends, in all seriousness, began to create a huge table on the entire page in order to draw up the borders and these same frames.
Of course, it will cope with its task and at the end we will receive a document with the boundaries we need, however, as in many situations with Office, we understand... all these crutches until the first serious document. Word has a fairly powerful tool for working with frames, so we won’t reinvent the wheel and look at how it works.
Before we begin, I want to talk about some features of Microsoft Word. We will need the “Design” tab - this is relevant for Word 2013-2016, in earlier versions (2007-2010) it was called “Page Layout”, there are no other important changes.
In this post we will look at how to make a frame around text or for the entire document
How to make a frame in Word for an entire document
To create a frame, go to the “Design” (“Page Layout”) tab and click on the “Page Borders” button.
In the “Type” category, we note that we need “Frame”. Choose which one, thickness, color (you can even choose an ornament) to your liking and select the “Apply to entire document” option (but most likely it will already be checked by default) and click OK
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that you can choose which sides the frames will be on. (it’s not entirely clear why, but I think you can come up with a purpose for this functionality yourself)
If you need to draw a frame on a specific page, the sections will help us! Move the desired page to a separate section and select “Apply to this section.”
How to make a frame around text in Word
If you don’t want a frame for the entire page... but just need to frame part of the text with a frame, then you can do this in a couple of clicks. On the “Home” tab there is a button for creating frames, just place the cursor in the required paragraph and select the frame that suits you.
This method is certainly good, but it does not have flexible settings - all frames will be simple solid lines
The “Borders and Shading” button on the “Design” tab (“Page Layout”) will help us create frames for a specific paragraph more functionally, as in the first point. Go to the “Border” tab and select “Apply to paragraph” - essentially everything is the same as in the first paragraph about the border for the entire page with the only difference - we apply it to a specific paragraph.
Well, you understand - you can adjust the thickness, color and other parameters yourself to your taste...
conclusions
In this simple way we were able to make a frame in Word! There is absolutely no need to fence in various tables and try to design them when Word has powerful functionality for working with frames... and taking into account the knowledge of sections, you can create miracles of design in a document.
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There are frames for text design. They are also used for framing paintings, photos and, what is especially interesting for us, electronic Word documents. Agree, dry text done in black and white is not very pleasing to the eye. Of course, if we are talking about business documentation, then you need to adhere to the appropriate style. There's not much to experiment with here. But even here you can create a stylish page frame.
note . At the end of the article, sets of frames available for download are presented to you -.
It's another matter if we create a letter, a children's book, or any other document of an entertaining nature. Here we can safely use our imagination and create a beautiful and vibrant document design, thanks to the use of all kinds of frame variations available in Word.
. Do not forget that the finished document must be designed with the highest possible quality. Don't forget to put numbers for each page (see).If you need to frame a piece of text in any document that is published on your site, you can use HTML tools for this (see).
Adding frames in different versions of the editor
This section is suitable for those who want to understand how to make a frame in Word. The process is quite similar in all editor variants, but there are still slight differences. Let's start with the oldest version.
Frames in Word 2003
Open the document into which you want to insert a border. Next you need to do the following:
Frames in word 2007
Frames in Word 2010
Here the process is similar to that discussed above. Therefore, let's try to expand the editor's standard set a little. There is a large set of frames for Word: pictures, all kinds of lines, and even frames in the form of GOST frames. We invite you to download three sets (see):
- Several interesting pictures for frames
The archives contain a pretty good set of frames. Launch, see which ones suit you, and use them.note. If you need additional information to be provided below the frame in your document, you can add it using footnotes (see)
A short instructional video:
Update. Added a set of patterned frames. Jun 5, 2015
Conclusion
Using frames will allow you to format the document, add the necessary technical fields, and make it more original and readable.
Can be used in any Word document. This way, you can make the desired orientation for the entire document, or a separate sheet.
Allows you to create convenient navigation within the document. Use them to add a table of contents.
Why look for information on other sites if everything is collected here?
The Word text editor is so flexible that, if desired, you can create in it, and an advertising booklet, and, and even a beautiful one. And with the help of the tool and drawing, you can make greeting cards and simple collages. If you have the desire and imagination, you can create business cards, certificates, and even colorful electronic ones in the same Word. Many people use Word only as a text editor and nothing more, but just add a frame and the same simple text document will become much more interesting and attractive.
I will show you how to add a frame to a document using the example of the Microsoft Word 2010 text editor. For those who still have the old Word version 2003 installed on their computer, you can read this. And starting from version 2007, you can follow this article.
Go to the tab Page layout, and select the tool called Page Borders.
If you want to make a frame only for a specific paragraph or block of text, then it is better to go to the tab Border.
If you need a frame for the entire sheet or even a document, then stay on the tab Page. The process of creating a frame for a specific paragraph, block, or entire page is exactly the same.
Choose Type lines of the future frame, Color, Width and how to apply it (to the entire sheet or just to a paragraph).
In the field where a sample of your future frame is shown, there are squares on the left and bottom, by clicking on which you can add or remove side, top and bottom borders.
On the tab Page there is another interesting feature Drawing. If you click on the small black arrow on the side, a drop-down list will appear with small drawings of Christmas trees, hearts, apples, etc. Choose a drawing and see what you can come up with.
There is also an interesting button at the bottom left Horizontal line, with which you can make a beautiful dividing line in the right place in the document. The main thing before creating it is to place the cursor in the place where it should be.
Well, we looked at another tool for our creativity. I hope that the framework will be useful to you more than once in your work.