Creating a Page Border in
a Microsoft Publisher Document
- Click on the Text icon (a blue A) on
the toolbar along the left side of the screen. Drag the +
pointer to your document to draw a Text frame that’s as large as the
margin guides of your document.
- With the text box highlighted, go to the Format menu and
choose Line / Border Style, then More Styles.
This will open the Border Style window.
- In the Line Style tab, you can change the thickness and
color of the border. Click on the Apply button to see how
the changes look on the document.
- To create a border from an image, choose the BorderArt
tab. Click on the name of the Available Borders to view that
border in the Preview window. You can change the width and
color of the border by adjusting the Border size: and Color:
settings.
- To create a custom border from an image, click on the Create Custom
button. Check the box in front of Use Clip Gallery to choose the picture
if you want to create your border from one of Microsoft’s ClipArt images.
This will open the Insert BorderArt window, from where you
can choose a ClipArt image. If you want to create the border from your own
image file, uncheck the Use Clip Gallery to choose the picture
box. Click on the Choose Picture button, and choose the image
file you want to use. In the Name Custom Border window, type
in a name for your border, then click OK to preview your
custom border.
- Click OK to apply the border to your document.
