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Adding Borders to Pictures

The process involved in adding borders to pictures takes you down a slightly different path. Instead of using the Borders And Shading dialog box, which is available when you’re working with text sections, paragraphs, or entire pages, you can use the Picture Border tool (and let Live Preview show you the results of your choice) or add a border to a picture by changing the formatting settings for that picture in your document. Here’s how it’s done.

Using the Picture Border Tool

When you double-click a picture you’ve added to a document, the Ribbon displays the Picture Tools Format tab. On this tab, you can use the Picture Border tool in the Picture Styles group to select a line weight, line style, and color for a picture’s ...