DOCUMENT DESIGN IN MS WORD

Text Borders

The secret to putting stylized lines under (or over, or around) text is knowing to use “borders” (not underline, not a line shape, and not a horizontal line).

In the example below, the screen caps show how to apply a bottom border under the next.

Troubleshooting

Unwanted box around all 4 sides of text

If you find yourself with borders around all four sides of some text, go back to your borders and shading options. Look under “Apply to:”

When Apply to: Text is selected, a border surrounds all four sides of the text. With Apply to: Text selected you can only apply a border to all four sides (or apply no borders at all). It’s all or nothing.

When Apply to: Paragraph is selected, you can choose where to apply borders—to one, two, three, or all four sides. So, Apply to: Paragraph is usually the option you want (I’ve never actually found a reason to use anything else).