If you decide to remove the border later, highlight the text in the bordered text box. Click Home > Borders > No Border to remove the border. If you select only part of the text in the box, the border is removed from only that part and remains around the rest of the text. Locking Text Box Position - Word Mac 2011 I've been tasked with creating a Word letterhead template for a number of departments on campus. These departments must be able to type their department name at the top of the letter and contact information at the bottom.
You can easily add all sorts of objects to a Word document in Office 2011 for Mac. Word 2011 gives you shortcuts to position an object in your document. Here’s how to get at them:
- Select an object.
- On the Ribbon’s Format tab, go to the Arrange group and click the Position button.
- Choose a position from the gallery.
It also explains why the numbered text boxes show on a typical MS Word 2011 template. This movie shows you how to link text boxes in MS Word 2011 in a Mac. It also explains why the numbered text.
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When you put an object into a Word document and then add text or other content earlier in the document, your object moves down along with the text in the document. A word-processing document flows that way so that your objects stay in the same relative position to the text as you add or delete text and objects. You can change this behavior, though.
You can make an object stay in an exact position in the document so that text flows around the object, and it doesn’t move with the text — this is known as anchoring. Think of this as dropping a boat anchor — water flows by, but the boat stays in the same position relative to the shore. In Word, if you anchor an object to a margin, the object stays in the same relative position. Nonanchored objects and text flow around the object. This anchoring capability is a basis of publishing programs, so it’s natural to use it in Word’s Publishing Layout and Print Layout views. Follow these steps to anchor an object in Word:
- Select an object.
- On the Ribbon’s Format tab, go to the Arrange group and choose Position→More Layout Options.
- Click the Position tab.
- (Optional) Set the position of an object precisely using controls in this dialog.
- Under Options, select the Lock Anchor check box.
- Click OK to close the Advanced Layout dialog and then click OK to close the Advanced Layout dialog.
Text now flows according to the settings you made, and the object is anchored to the position you selected. Although you can still drag the object to new positions on the page, it won’t move when you add or delete text.
Here’s how to add a line, pattern, or custom border to a text box, picture, and other objects in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel for Mac.
Note: If you didn't add the border to the shape, text box, picture, or other object in Mac Office, you can't change or remove the border for the object.
Newer versionsOffice 2011
Try the 'Sketched' outline
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If you're using Office 365 for Mac (version 16.28 or later), you can give a casual, hand-drawn look to shapes with the Sketched outline.
- Select an existing shape in your document, or draw a new one.
- With the shape selected, on the Shape Format tab, select Shape Outline > Sketched, and then select a line width.(The smaller the point size ('pt'), the thinner the line is.)
Add or remove a border for a shape or text box
- Select the shape or text box to which you want to add, change, or remove a border.
- Click Shape Format, and then click the arrow next to Shape Outline.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd or change the color of the borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Outline Colors.Add or change the thickness of the borderPoint to Weight, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add or change the style of the borderPoint to Dashes, and then click the line style that you want.Remove the border from the shape or text boxClick No Outline.
Add or remove a picture border
- Select the picture to which you want to add, change, or remove a border.
- Click Picture Format, and then click the arrow next to Picture Border.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd or change the color of the borderEither click the color you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Outline Colors.Add or change the thickness of the borderPoint to Weight, and then choose the line weight you want.Add or change the style of the borderPoint to Dashes, and then click the line style you want.Remove the border from the pictureClick No Outline.
Word
Do any of the following:
Add a border to a shape or text box
- Select the shape or text box that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format tab, under Shape Styles, click Line.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.
Add borders to a table
- Select the table that you want to add borders to.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderOn the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Lines, and then either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessOn the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Weight pop-up menu and choose the thickness that you want the borders to be.Add a border of a specific styleOn the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Style pop-up menu, and choose the line style that you want the borders to have.
- On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the arrow next to Borders and then select or clear the table borders that you want.
Add a border to a picture
- Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.
PowerPoint
Do any of the following:
Add a border to a shape or text box
- Select the shape or text box that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format tab, under Shape Styles, click Line.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.
Add borders to a table
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- Select the table that you want to add borders to.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderOn the Tables tab, under Table Styles, click the arrow next to Lines, and then either click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessOn the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Weight pop-up menu and choose the thickness that you want the borders to be.Add a border of a specific styleOn the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the Line Style pop-up menu, and choose the line style that you want the borders to have.
- On the Tables tab, under Draw Borders, click the arrow next to Borders and then select or clear the table borders that you want.
Add a border to a picture
- Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.
Excel
Do any of the following:
Add a border to a shape or text box
- Select the shape or text box that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format tab, under Shape Styles, click Line.
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.
Add a border to a picture
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- Select the picture that you want to add a border to.
- On the Format Picture tab, under Picture Styles, click the arrow next to Border .
- Do any of the following:ToDo ThisAdd a colored borderEither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Colors.Add a border of a specific thicknessPoint to Weights, and then choose the line weight that you want.Add a border of a specific stylePoint to Dashed, and then click the line style that you want.