Microsoft KB Archive/110078

Applying Sets of Borders to Paragraphs and Tables

PSS ID Number: Q110078 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

Using the Add To Menu command in Word, you can create a command which applies border effects to a paragraph or table. For example, if you frequently format paragraphs with a box around them, you can create a border command that applies a box to a paragraph.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Preset border commands can be created for paragraphs or tables (however, tables are not available in Word 3.x). The following shows how to create a preset border command using the Add To Menu command:


 * 1) Select an existing table or paragraph(s) that you want to apply the preset border command to. (To select an entire table, hold down OPTION and double-click anywhere in the table.)
 * 2) Word 5.0 or 5.1: From the Format menu, choose Border. Word 4.0, from the Format menu, choose Paragraph, then select Borders. Word 3.x, from the Format menu, choose Paragraph.
 * 3) Word 4.0, 5.0, or 5.1: Using the available line styles and horizontal and vertical border guides, apply the border effects. Word 3.x: Choose the appropriate radio buttons for line style and border types.
 * 4) Press COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN (PLUS SIGN on the main keyboard). This changes the mouse pointer to a bold plus sign.
 * 5) Click the Border model and then choose Cancel.

The preset border command will appear at the bottom of the Format menu. For example, a border style that formats a paragraph in a box, whose line style is Single, will appear on the Format menu as “TLBR Single Paragraph Border.”

To apply the preset border style, select a paragraph or table and choose the border style from the Format menu. You can also assign a keystroke to preset border commands using the Assign To Key command, COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN (the PLUS SIGN on the numeric keypad).

= REFERENCES =

“Reference to Microsoft Word,” version 4.0, pages 192-193

“Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” version 5.0, pages 356-359

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