Applying borders and fills

Applying borders and fills lets you emphasize information, make it easier to read , and add visual appeal to a document.

The following image shows a graphic, a graphic to which a border was applied, a graphic to which a border and a fill were applied, and a graphic to which a border, fill, and drop shadow were applied.

Adding and editing borders

You can add a border around a graphics box, paragraph, column, or page. You can edit the border style and change the roundness of a graphics box border or page text border.

Changing border space

You can change the border space for a graphics box, column, paragraph, or page border. Border space is the spacing between the border and the text surrounding the box, and between the border and the contents of the box.

Changing the drop shadow

You can change the drop shadow for a graphics box border, column border, or for a paragraph or page border.

Removing borders

You can remove a border from a graphics box, column, paragraph, or page.

Applying fills

You can add or edit a fill. You can add gradient fills to a graphics box, column, paragraph, or page.