Click on the Apply to drop-down menu to select the page and document in which you want to apply a border.Define the width of the border using the Width drop-down menu.Choose the color that you want to add on the border.Select a line, from the style section that you want to add as a line border of your page.Step 4: Select the Shadow option to give shade around your page. Step 3: A Borders and Shading window will appear on the screen. Step 2: Go to the Page Layout tab and click on the Page Borders under the Page Background section. Step 1: Open the Word document, where you want to add a border. Note: In our case, we are going to use Word 2010 to add a page border in Word. For Word 2019 and Office 365, you can click on the Design tab on the ribbon to add a page border. There are the following methods to add a border in Word ? Add a page border in Word documentĪdding a page border in Microsoft Word is depends on the version of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word allows you to add various different types of borders in your document, such as colorful border, text border, picture border, paragraph border, and custom border. Using a page border, you can customize the style and thickness of the page. In Microsoft Word, borders are the set of lines, design shapes, images, text boxes, boundaries, and colorful graphics that are added in Word to make documents more attractive and beautiful. Next → ← prev How to add a border in Word