Open either a new document or open an existing document where you want to apply the page border. To create a custom line weight, click More Lines, and then choose the options that you want. To add a page border in your Word document, follow these steps: 1. Note: The picture file that you use for a custom border must be smaller than 64 kilobytes (KB). You can finally format border colors & styles and apply automatic horizontal alignment. Your custom border will be stored with Publisher border art. Click Insert > How to create a table style in Google Sheets. To create a custom style, click More Lines, and then choose the options that you want.Ĭlick the Shape Format tab, click the arrow next to Shape Outline, point to Weight, and then click the line weight that you want. For extra pizzaz, add a custom border from a picture file, a scanned photograph, or a picture that you created in a drawing program. If you want to change multiple lines, select the first line, and then press and hold while you select the other lines.Ĭlick the Shape Format tab, click the arrow next to Shape Outline, point to Dashes, and then click the style you want. Custom colors are not updated if you later change the document theme. You can also mix your own color using the color wheel or the color palettes. To use a color that isn't a theme color, click More Outline Colors, and then click the color you want. Note: If you don't see the Shape Format tab, make sure you've selected the line.