Adding a Box Around Selected Text

Word allows you to add borders around words or characters with your text. These borders are around the actual words and characters, mind you, not just around entire paragraphs. Here are the steps:

1. Select the text that you want bordered.
2. Select the Borders and Shading option from the Format menu. You will see the Borders and Shading dialog box.
3. Select a line type from the Style list.
4. Use one of the preset boxes available in the dialog box, according to your desires.
5. Click on OK to close the Borders and Shading dialog box.

Regardless of which version of Word you are using you can also use field codes to add a border around text. Follow these steps:

1. Position the insertion point where you want the boxed text to appear.

2. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert field braces.

3. Within the field braces, type EQ \x(text), replacing "text" with the text you want boxed.

4. Press Shift+F9 to show the results of the field.