Instructions on how to change border color in Excel

When you create a border in Excel, the default color of the border will be gray. However, you can also change the border color to the color you want.

 The article below will guide you to change border color in Excel.

How to change Excel border color from the Ribbon bar

Step 1:

First, the user blackens the border area that needs to change color , then click on the Borders item on the Ribbon bar to adjust.

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Step 2:

Displaying a list of options for table borders, users click on Line Color to adjust the color of the border.

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Then you see many different colors to choose from. We click on the color we want for the border.

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Step 3:

Now display the pen icon so we can color the border. Click on each border to change to the color we have chosen.

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How to change border color in Excel using Format Cell

Step 1:

We also black out the table border that needs to change color, then right-click on the table and select Format Cells in the displayed list to adjust.

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Step 2:

Switch to the new interface, click on the Border tab . Then you look down below the Color section and choose the color for the border.

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Step 3:

After choosing the color, click on each border to create a colored table border in Excel. You can create border colors with the lines we choose.

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The resulting table has been created with a colored border as shown below.

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Instructions for creating color for borders in Excel worksheets

In case you want to create a border color for the entire Excel worksheet, we will have to customize it in the settings.

Step 1:

At the interface in Excel, users click on File and then select Options in the displayed list.

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Step 2:

Displaying the options interface for Excel, users click on Advanced then look to the right of the Display options for this worksheet section and check Show gridlines to display grid lines in the Excel worksheet.

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Step 3:

Next, below, choose the color for the border of this sheet and click OK to save.

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The border results in the Excel worksheet have been changed to a different color.

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Update 01 August 2024
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