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How to make a frame in Word

How to make a frame in Word — step by step instructions

Contents

• Frame in Word 2007 and 2010
• Creating a frame using a table
• Frame with patterns

ku on sheet A4. Drawing, of course, by hand in the 21st century is no longer relevant. After all, there are so many improvised means, in addition to a PC, thanks to which these problems are solved in a few minutes. You just need to open Word, take a few steps and print. It would seem that so many actions need to be done, but laziness, because the engine of progress.

Frame in Word 2007 and 2010

Consider how to make a frame in Word for versions such as 2007 and 2010. Follow these steps:

1. Open the tab on the top menu bar called «Page Layout»;

1. Go to the «Page Background» subsection and click on the button with the name «Page Borders»;

1. In the «Borders and Shading» window that opens, select the «Page» sub-item;

1. In the «Type» area in the left part of the window, specify the appropriate «Frame» option.

1. Next, you need to find the desired variation of the line border for the frame. It can be a solid line, a small dashed line, a double line, a large dashed line, a hyphen with a dot, and other types of lines. This function is located a little to the right of the previous one, also called «Type». And with the possibility of a scrollable list of possible line types for frames.

1. After selecting the desired line type, you can set the color and width of the frame in the boxes below. The frame can be colored and absolutely any size.

1. In case you want to insert a beautiful frame on only one specific page, you need to set the following settings. Before saving the general settings for the frame, you need to specify «this section, (1st page only)» in the «Sample» subsection of the «Apply to» window.

Accordingly, if you want to apply the border on all pages, you must set «apply to» to «whole document».

Creating a frame using a table

There are many advantages to Microsoft Word text editor. One of them is the ability to draw a frame yourself. What actions are needed for this, we will consider below.

No matter what the frame is for, let it be the title page of an abstract or report. After all, the design depends on your hand. This decision is not an example for a guest design, since it is necessary to take into account the indents on each side of the sheet. The setting of which must be set separately.

1. On the main top menu, select the button called «Lower Border» in the «Paragraph» subsection.

1. From the list presented, click on the line «Draw a table».

1. The cursor changes from a cursor to a pencil. Set the pencil in the right place and pull to the desired size and release. It turns out, a kind of large tabular cell. Creating a frame for text around any size is not a big deal.

Patterned frame

Greeting cards require a little time and creativity to create. You can make a beautiful frame in Word using the «Shapes» button. You need to take the following steps:

1. Go to the «Insert» tab in the «Illustrations» subsection;

1. Click on the «Shapes» button and choose the most appropriate shape;

1. Put the cursor on a blank sheet and hold down the right mouse button, start drawing the figure to a size that will be acceptable;

Attention!

To make the curly frame proportionally even, you should hold the auxiliary key «Shift».