Adding borders to spreadsheet cells

To add cell borders:
1 Select the cells to which you want to add borders.
2 Choose Borders from the Format menu.
3 Select the edges where you want to add a border.
Outline adds borders to the four edges of the selection as a group. If you want individual cell edges to have borders, select the individual edges as well.

Tip: To quickly apply borders to selected cells, click the appropriate button in the Button Bar.

To change the color of cell borders:
1 Select the cells whose borders you want to change.
2 If the Tools window is not open, choose Show Tools from the Window menu, or click the toolbox icon at the bottom of the active document:
3 Click the Pen formatting button:
4 Click the Color palette button and choose a color:

You can also add borders to spreadsheet cells using the Accents window.

Note: You can't apply the other pen attributes to cell borders.

You can also add a background color or pattern to cells.

Related topics

  Formatting spreadsheet cells
Changing pen colors and other attributes
Customizing the available colors and other attributes
Changing table borders, cell borders, and backgrounds

 
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