Creating Borders and Frames in Word 2007, 2013

Creating borders in Word is a way to present Word documents more beautifully and professionally in every essay, presentation, or report. Different Office versions have different ways of creating Word borders. If you already know how to draw shapes in Word, the following content will guide you on how to create borders in Word.

 NOTE: 50 Beautiful Word Cover Templates for Reports and Theses

If you need to present a thesis report, see more: How to create cover pages, Beautiful Borders for Theses, and Reports
 

1. Creating a Frame for the Entire Word Page Using Page Borders.

In this article, Mytour demonstrates the process on Word 2016. You can apply similar steps to other Word versions. Download different Word versions here.

- Download Word 2021 here.
- Download Word 2019 here.
- Download Word 2016 here.
- Download Word 2013 here.
- Download Word 2010 here.
- Download Word 2003 here.

Step 1: To create borders around Word 2021, 2019, and 2016, click on the Design tab and then choose Page Borders. This is the section that helps us easily create borders around Word, and it's the only way to do it. You'll use this tool frequently, so remember your selection.

Note:
For those using Word 2010, 2007, creating borders around Word is slightly different in the first step. Press Page Layout and choose Page Borders instead of Design as in the above versions to create borders around Word.

As for those using Word 2003, creating borders around Word is also slightly different in the first step. Press Format > choose Borders and Shading

Step 2: Next, create borders for the frame in Word 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 by selecting the Borders section with the following information:

 - Settings: Choose the display style of the border with Box, Shadow, 3-D, Custom.
- Style: Choose the display style of the border such as line 1, 2, 3, or dashed line depending on the creator's preference for borders around Word 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003.

Step 3: And after some exploration with the Borders section, the result will look like the image below.

Step 4: To create borders around Word 2019, 2016, 2013, we need to go to the Page Border section with precise parameters. However, there's a parameter called Art that allows users to create borders with diverse shapes. Also, if you want to apply it to every text in the file, choose Apply to Whole Document.

Our result after creating borders around Word 2016 will look like the image below.

Step 5: If you only want to create borders around Word for the current page, choose Apply to This Section - First page only.

Afterward, you can see the comparison when one side has borders and the other side has none with the image below.

Step 6: The final part in the article about creating borders around Word that we want to mention is the Shading section, allowing the creator to style the background color for text in a paragraph or the entire Word document with the following options:

- Fill: Choose the background color for the paragraph or the entire text.
- Style: Choose the display style of the background color for text in Patterns.
- Color: Choose the background color for text in Patterns.
- Apply to Text: Apply to the entire text in the section you selected.

Apply to Paragraph applies to the entire text in the Word document.

The result will look like the one below.

2. Creating Frames in Word Using Shapes

2.1. For Word 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2013

Step 1: Open the Word file you want to create a frame => Select Insert => Choose Shape => Choose the icon you want.

Step 2: Right-click on the selected frame => Choose Format Shape.

Step 3: To edit the background color within the frame, in the Fill section => choose the Color part => choose the inverted triangle icon = Choose the color you want and you're done.

Step 4: To edit the border color of the frame, in the Line section => in the Color part => choose the inverted triangle icon = Choose the color you want and you're done.

Step 5: In the Line section, you can choose the border for the frame by selecting the Compound type section.

Step 6: You can choose the size for the border in the Width section.

2.2. For Word 2010 and 2007

Step 1: Open the Word file, select Insert => Choose Shapes => Choose the desired frame.

Step 2: Select right-click and the frame => Choose Format Shape....

Step 3: You can adjust the frame border in the Fill, Line Color, and Line Style sections.

3. Creating a Frame for the First Report in Word Using Online Picture

Step 1: Open the Word file, select Insert => Choose Pictures => Choose Online Pictures...

Step 2: Enter the frame name Mytour entered in the article, type Page Borders => Then press Ok to search.

Step 3: Select the desired frame => Choose Insert.

- Result:

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Creating borders is a feature that helps Word users make their text more visually appealing and professional. The process of creating borders in Word is quite simple and supports many features. To help both new and experienced Word users understand this feature, the following guide will assist you in creating borders in Word 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007.

In addition to Word, you can also create impressive cover pages with borders. You can refer to the article How to Make a Cover Page in Word for easy implementation, making projects, lesson plans, and more impressive and eye-catching.