Guest Author - Chris Curtis

There are three tabs at the top of the Borders and Shading dialog box
• Borders
• Page Border
• Shading

The Borders Tab
On the left had side of the dialog box you will see the setting choices. Select from None, Box, Shadow, 3D, or Custom Setting.

The center of the dialog box gives you the options to select the border style, color of the border lines, and the width of the line.

A preview box is displayed in the right panel of the dialog box to help you visualize your selections. The right panel also contains buttons to use when designing a custom border.

To apply a custom border:
• choose custom from the setting selections
• select the style, color and width
• click on the combination of top, bottom, left or right boarders you desire.

Page Border Tab
This tab offers the same selection as the border tab except it applies to the page border. You choose whether to apply the page border to a single page, the first page, or the whole document.

Shading Tab
Choose a preset color and/or pattern to apply to the active paragraph or a pre-selection of text. You can also access a wider selection of color choices or customize a color by clicking on More Colors on the shading tab.

On the custom tab of the More Colors choice, the slider points to the color that was selected when the dialog box was activated. Use the slider to lighten the shade of the color by dragging up, or to darken the shade by dragging down.

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