Question

what is the border used for? how can you surround a paragraph with border?​

Answer 1

Answer:

To add borders to your paragraph, follow these steps:

Position the insertion point in the paragraph to which you want the border added. ...

Display the Home tab of the ribbon.

Click the down-arrow next to the Borders tool, in the Paragraph group. ...

Choose Borders and Shading. ...

Make sure the Borders tab is selected

Answer 2

Answer:

You can use paragraph borders, but removing these borders isn't easy for somebody. This tip is how to insert and remove paragraph borders and shading.

To add the paragraph borders and/or shading, do the following:

1. Select the paragraph what you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, choose the Borders list-box and then select Borders and Shading...:

3. To add borders, select the Borders tab, in the Borders and Shading dialog box:

Borders and Shading Word 2016

You can choose the border settings, style, color and width, for example:

Borders

You can also change indentions of your borders. To do this, click in the Options... button (on the right-bottom corner) and change indentions in the Border and Shading Options dialog box:

Borders and Shading Options Word 2016