Instructions on How to Create Frames in Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016

The following guide provides a clear overview of Word frame, with the most relevant background, details, and practical takeaways.

Note to readers, the following way will use the Shape tool to create frames on Word. In this way, you must create a front frame and then enter the text. In case you need to create a frame for the cover, follow the article How to create a cover page in Word.

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1. Create Frames in Word 2013, 2016

The operations in this section, done on Word 2016 version. Download Microsoft Office 2016

Step 1:

Open the file you want to frame > Insert> Shapes> select the frame shape you want to create, usually a rectangle.

Step 2:

Right-click on the newly inserted frame, select Style, Fill or Outline to customize the frame quickly.

Options to customize frames fast

Step 3:

Right-click on the frame, choose Format Shape to have multiple formatting options for frames and text in the frame.

2. Framing in Word 2010, Word 2007, Word 2003

1. Open the working document, select Insert in the Shapes section, click the rectangular icon.

2. After the frame appears as shown below, we can align it when clicking on the frame border.

3. Right-click in the border select Format Auto Shapes to customize the lightness of the border.

4. Appear a custom panel, select Colors and Lines with Style to choose the frame style and Weight of the lightness of the frame.

3. How to Add Text in Word Frames

Step 1:

After creating the frame in the way above, right-click on the interface in the frame and click Add Text.

Step 2:

Next, the user enters the content into the frame as usual. We can still change the format for the text in the frame as usual.

Or if you want the user can also insert the Word art on Word into the frame. Click the Insert item and then click WordArt.

Step 3:

Select the artistic font you want to use and enter the text in the Edit WordAre Text box.

Shortly after that will display the text in the frame with the selected font. The user input and text input steps are the same as when writing text on regular Word.

4. How to Insert a Frame into the Created Frame

If the user has created the first frame and wants to insert another frame, do the same, click on the Shape and drag the new frame inside the created frame. Then right-click and choose Format Auto Shapes to design for the frame.

If the outer frame is solid, then we can change the style for the second frame in the Dashed section. The size you also choose in the Weight and Colors section in the Color section.

The result will be 2 frames in the document as shown below.

The frames with the Shape tool in Word are relatively simple, just the solid frame styles or dashed lines and then select the colors. If a user wants to add textures to a frame, then use the Page Border tool like when creating a cover on Word.

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I wish you all success!