Microsoft KB Archive/59298

Word: Placing a Border Around an Entire Page

PSS ID Number: Q59298 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

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This article describes two ways to create a border around an entire page in Word versions 5.00 and 5.50.

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Method A: Using the Format Border Command
The first method uses the Format Border command to place a line around the edge of the page. After the text is entered for the page, perform the following steps:


 * 1) Press SHIFT+F10 to select the entire page, set the Format Border “type:” field to Lines, and set the Format Border “left:” and “right:” fields to Yes.
 * 2) Select the first paragraph of the page and set the Format Border “above:” field to Yes. Be sure the “left:” and “right:” fields remain set to Yes.
 * 3) Select the last paragraph and set the Format Border “below:” field to Yes. Be sure the “left:” and “right:” fields remain set to Yes.

Note: If the Format Paragraph “space before:” and “space after:” fields are set to a nonzero value, the lines on the left and right of the page will be broken between each paragraph.

Method B: Using a Header
The second method involves using a header (running head in word version 5.0) that only appears to surround the page in Print Preview. Using this method, the distance between the border of the box and the text can be adjusted, unlike method A.


 * 1) Set the Margins. Set the Format Section Margins “top:” field to -1.75. This does not indicate a negative measurement. It means that the margin setting is absolute–that it will not be pushed down by a multiple-line header. Instead, the Header will overlapthe text if it is longer than the space allowed in the margin.
 * 2) Create the box. Do this at the top of the document or section where you want the border to appear. Enter a single paragraph mark (press the ENTER key), and create a box around it by setting the Format Border “type:” field to ‘box’.
 * 3) Format the paragraph as a Header. Set the Format Header/Footerto Header and the “alignment:” field to ‘Edge of Paper’.
 * 4) To adjust the left and right borders of the box, select the paragraph mark of the running head, and adjust the “left indent:” and “right indent:” fields in the Format Paragraph menu. A large indent measurement will pull the line further toward the text, and a lower number will leave it closer to the edge of the paper. Also, allow for the unprintable regions of some printers.
 * 5) To adjust the top border of the box, set the measurement in the Header “postion from top:” field under “options” in the Format Header/Footer box to the desired distance. To adjust the distance from the bottom, place the cursor on the paragraph mark of the Header andenter new lines (press SHIFT + ENTER) until the box is the right length.(Do not add additional paragraph marks because these will cause thebox to break into smaller boxes, one for each paragraph mark.) Keep this paragraph the same as in the article.

More detailed information regarding the running-head method of creating a full page border can be found in the “Word-for-Word” newsletter, Volume 2, Number 11, issued November 1989.

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