How to Create an Outline in Microsoft Word

How to Create an Outline in Microsoft Word – When using Microsoft word, you may have come across or seen a document that has a line around its worksheet. The line at the edge of a Microsoft Word worksheet is called a border. The purpose of giving a border on a Microsoft word worksheet is usually to make the page look more attractive and neat.

In addition, borders on Microsoft Word worksheets are also used for special needs such as envelope designs or also to add invitation designs. But what is certain, the use of a border or border in Microsoft Word aims to beautify the appearance of the worksheet that is being created.

In making a border in Microsoft word is fairly easy to do. You only need to take advantage of a feature that has been embedded in Microsoft word menus to create a border on the worksheet. For more details, you can listen and follow the following explanation.

How to Create an Outline in Microsoft Word

When giving a border or border to a Microsoft word worksheet, you can not only insert line objects, but you can also give a border with drawing objects such as strawberry, tree, love, circle and many more. All the image objects that you want to use are already embedded in the Microsoft Word application, so you don’t need to take additional steps. Here’s how to easily give a border or border in Microsoft word:

Using Microsoft Word Version 2007 and Lower

Basically the creation of a border in Microsoft Word uses the same options, but there are slight differences in the layout between the various versions of Microsoft. Here’s how to create a border or border in Microsoft Word version 2007 or earlier:

Open Microsoft Word 2007 on your PC or laptop.
In the initial view, please click the “Page Layout” menu at the top of the menu line.
In the “Page Layout” menu, please look for the text border icon and then click on the icon.
After that a pop up window will appear that is useful for setting the border or border that you will use later.
In the pop up window, please take the “Box” setting on the left. Next you can choose the style to use, whether you will use lines or use images to outline your worksheet.
If you have then click “OK” to finish and apply a border to your Microsoft word worksheet.

Using Microsoft Word Version 2007 and Up

Basically, how to create a border or border in Microsoft Word tends to be the same for all existing versions. However, for the latest version of Microsoft Word, there is a slight difference, namely in the location of the border that will be used. Here’s how to create a border or border using Microsoft Word version 2007 or later:

Open Microsoft word 2007 and above on your PC or laptop.
In the initial view, please click the “Design” menu in the menu line.
In the design menu, please look for the “Page Background” group located on the right edge.
Next, please find the “Page Border” icon and click on it.
Then a pop up window will appear that you can use to set the border or border that you will apply on the worksheet.

In addition to using certain menus, you can also create a border or border using the Home menu. The good thing is that you can use this method in all versions of Microsoft Word, both old and new. Here’s how to create a border or border using the home menu in Microsoft Word:

Open Microsoft word on your laptop or PC.
Make sure that you are already on the home menu by looking at the active window at the top of the worksheet.
Next, please find the “Paragraph” group and select the border icon that is shaped like a window.
On the border icon, please click the downward triangle to display the table creation dropdown. Then at the very bottom you will see border and shading options.
Please click on the option to display a pop up window in setting the border or border that you will use later.

Border and shading is a pop up window that will appear when you click on the page border icon. In this window, there are several menus that have their own functions in setting the border and shading that you will use. The following menu functions are in the pop up border and shading window:

Style : Is a menu that sets the style of the outline you want to make whether the line is straight, dotted, wavy, and so on.

Color : Is a menu that serves to set the color of the outline that you will create.

Width : Is a menu that serves to set the size of the line that will be applied to the border.

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Art : This is a special menu for creating image-shaped outlines such as apples, love, leaves and so on that have been provided by Microsoft Word.

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How to Draw Lines on Specific Pages Microsoft Word

When you use a border or border in Microsoft word, the border will be applied to all existing work pages. Therefore, it is necessary to make a few adjustments so that the created border is only applied to certain pages. Here’s how to make a border only on certain pages on a Microsoft word worksheet:

Open the borders menu with the steps described previously.
Next, please select the border or border that will be used.
If so, look for the “Apply to” option at the bottom of the pop up window. In this option you can choose one of the available options, each option selected has a different application impact. Here are the functions of the “Apply to” option that you can choose according to your needs:

Whole document : is an option to apply a border to all existing pages.

This section : is an option to apply a border to the selected page only.

This section – first page only : this is an option to apply a border to the first page only.

This section – all except first page : this is an option to apply a border to all pages except the first page.

Those are some ways that you can use to create a border or border in Microsoft Word. Please adjust the method that will be used with the version of Microsoft Word that you will use.