Add, Change or Delete a Border for a Picture or Text Box

You can specify the color and weight of the outside border of a floating picture or text box, or fully delete the border.

Expanded Set the Color of a Picture or Text Box Border

  1. Select the floating picture or text box whose outline border color you wish to specify.
  2. On the Picture Tools / Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline and select the required color.

Note

By default, a floating picture is inserted with no border. To specify a colored outline border for a picture, a border weight must be set.

Expanded Set the Weight of a Picture or Text Box Border

  1. Select a floating picture or text box whose outline border weight you wish to specify.
  2. Select the required border weight from the Shape Outline Weight list accessed on the Picture Tools / Format tab, in the Shape Styles group.

Expanded Remove a Picture or Text Box Border

  1. Select a floating picture or text box whose outline border you wish to remove.
  2. On the Picture Tools / Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline button and select No Outline.