How to make a frame for text decoration in Word

When working in the Microsoft Word word processor, users use frames to decorate text in Word. When formatting, a frame frames a piece of text on a page, a paragraph, or the entire text on a sheet of a document.

With the help of the frame, important parts of the text are highlighted, the appearance of the document is visually decorated with the help of formatting elements. Therefore, frames are often used in the design of Word documents.

The program has a built-in frame creation function, there is a ready-made Word frame template. The user can make a simple border or a beautiful decorative border, depending on their preference, or the appropriateness of this kind of design in a particular document.

Performing the design of the Word, frames in various variations are inserted into the text of the page, or the entire page of the document, for example, the title page, is framed with a frame. In the Word text editor, you can create several types of frames, depending on the tasks of document design, so the user can select a sample frame in Word as he wishes.

The text frame in Word is used for the following types of inserts:

• Frame for words and sentences – a frame surrounds words or sentences in the text of the document.
• Paragraph border – A border is inserted around one or more paragraphs of text.
• Frame for a document sheet – all text on the document page, or the entire page along the edges of the document, is framed in a frame.

Depending on the situation, the user can make a simple frame or an original, beautiful frame made in the form of a picture.

How to make a frame in Word, how to make a frame around text? In the article, we will analyze ways to insert a frame in Word, which can be applied to different types of document design.

This guide provides instructions suitable for different versions of Word: MS Word 2019, MS Word 2016, MS Word 2013, MS Word 2010, MS Word 2007.

How to make a border around a paragraph in Word

Now we will look at how to make a frame around text in Word by highlighting a specific paragraph on a document page. First you need to select the text around which the frame will be framed.

In different versions of the application, the names of the menu sections are different, pay attention to this point when working.

In Word 2019, go through the steps:

1. Enter the “Constructor” menu.
2. Go to the “Page Background” group, click on the “Page Borders” button.

 

In Word 2016 and in Word 2013, do the following:

1. Go to the “Design” tab.
2. In the Page Background group, click on Page Borders.

In Word 2010 and Word 2007, do the following:

1. Open the Page Layout tab.
2. In the Page Background group, select Page Borders.

The following steps are the same:

3. In the “Borders and Shading” window, in the “Border” tab, select the type of border: “frame”, and then configure the settings for inserting a frame into the text of the document.

 

4. Set the type of the created frame:

• select the type from various solid or broken line options;
• choose the color of the frame, the desired width;
• indicate the scope: to the paragraph.
• look at the sample where you can add or remove some borders to the frame.

 

5. Click on the “OK” button.

As a result, the desired paragraph on the page of the Word document is framed, according to the previously selected parameters.

 

On one page of a Word document, you can insert a border around a paragraph, text (individual words or sentences), or the entire sheet. When designing, on one page you can make several frames of different types.

How to insert a border around text

Unlike the previous method, now we will not select the entire paragraph in the frame, but only a certain piece of text on the document page.

You will need to go through similar steps:

1. Select the section of text that you want to highlight in the frame.
2. Enter the Design menu (in Word 2019), Design (in Word 2016, Word 2013), or Page Layout (in Word 2010, Word 2007).
3. Click on the “Page Borders” button located in the “Page Background” group.
4. In the “Border and Shading” window, in the “Border” tab, click on the “frame” option.
5. Select the appropriate options for inserting a frame. In the “Apply to:” option, select the option: “text”.

 

After applying the settings, a piece of text (words or sentences) will be highlighted in the frame.

 

How to make text in a frame in Word – 1 way

An easy way to insert text into a frame is to use the create table feature in a Word document.

1. In Word, open the “Insert” menu, click on the “Table” button located in the “Tables” group.
2. Select one cell from the open menu.

 

3. Insert the cell at the desired location on the document page.
4. Enter text in the frame.

 

5. Click on the page to complete the insert frame operation.

Inserting text into a frame – 2 way

To insert text into a frame, you can use another method:

1. From the Insert menu, go to the Text group.
2. Click on the “Text field” button.
3. From the “Inline” drop-down menu, select “Simple Label”.

 

4. Drag the editable field to the desired location in the document, and then write the desired text there.

 

5. To complete editing, click inside the Word document.

How to make a border around text in Word

On a document page, you can frame text by adding borders around the edges of specific text.

1. Highlight text in a Word document.
2. On the Home menu, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to the Borders button.

 

3. In the menu that opens, you can select the location of the borders.

For example, for a solid frame, the “Outer borders” option is suitable, you can choose frames with only the top or bottom borders, or, conversely, with the right or left borders.

 

4. Choose the appropriate frame option.
5. Click on the “Borders and Shading…” item to select the options on the “Border and Shading” page, which are described above in the article.

How to make a border around a page in Word

When designing a document, it is often necessary to frame all or some of the pages in a Word document. To do this, you must perform the following steps:

1. In the “Home” tab, go to the “Paragraph” group, click on the arrow next to the “Borders” button.
2. In the context menu, select “Borders and Shading …”.
3. In the Borders and Shading window, click the Page tab.
4. Set the visual options for displaying the frame on the document page.
5. Select options for inserting a frame.

The following options are available in Word for inserting frames on pages:

• the entire document – the frame will be framed on all pages of the document;
• this section – the frame will be inserted only on this section of the document;
• this section (only the 1st page) – display the frame only on the first page of the document;
• this section (except the 1st page) – inserts a frame on all pages of the document, except for the first sheet.

 

After applying the settings, the pages in the Word document are framed.

 

How to make a beautiful border around text in Word

In some cases, it is necessary to insert a beautiful frame into the document. Word has built-in frame templates that you can use to change the look.

As a result, a beautiful border will be added around the document page:

1. In Word, go to the Home menu.
2. In the Paragraph group, click the arrow on the Borders button.
3. In the drop-down menu, click on “Borders and Shading …”.
4. In the Borders and Shading window, click the Page tab.
5. Click on the “frame” option, select the type, width, and then in the “Pattern” option, select the appropriate frame template.

 

6. In the preview section, evaluate the frame option, and then select areas of the document to apply the settings.

Beautiful borders are set on the pages of a Word document.

 

How to remove the frame in Word

If the frame is no longer needed, the user is faced with the question of how to remove the frame in the text inserted in the Word. To do this is quite simple:

1. Go to the “Page Background” group, click on “Page Borders”.
2. In the “Border and Shading” window, in the “Border” or “Page” tabs, depending on the type of frame in this document, click on the “none” button, and in the “Apply to:” parameter, select the paragraph or pages from which you want remove frames.

 

Article Conclusions

While working on the design of a document, users are faced with the need to insert a frame for Word text. A border draws attention to the right place or changes the appearance of a document, making it more beautiful. Word can insert several types of frames, depending on the needs of the user.