You can also try the options in the Styles section of the ribbon for more border choices. Choose one of the colored squares for the border color, and experiment with the Weight and Pattern menus. Here is where you get to format the border. Click the “Shape Fill” menu on the ribbon, and then choose “No Fill.” This makes the inside of the box clear, so you truly have a border, with nothing behind getting obscured.Ĭlick the “Shape Outline” menu. You will not see this tab or ribbon unless the text box is actually enabled. It may help to click the “View” tab, and check the “Ruler” box so you can always see your margins.ĭrag the edge of the text box over to the right and down so it takes up as much of the page as you want it to, such as halfway down, basically splitting the page in two.Ĭlick the text box to open the orange Text Box Tools tab and ribbon. Word inserts a small text box onto the page.ĭrag the text box near the top corner of your Word document, but take care to stay within the margins and not run off the edge of the page. Click the “View” button, and then choose “One Page.” This lets you see the entire page as you work with your borders.Ĭlick the “Insert” tab, select the “Text Box” button on the ribbon, and then choose the first option, “Simple Text Box.” Don’t worry about the placeholder text that shows in the text box example.
