Why can’t I format a text border in a style? I can do it in direct formatting
but if I try to modify the style it only gives me the option to border the
paragraph, no text option.

The styles I want to do it with are a centred heading and a left aligned
heading. For both styles it doesn’t give me the option to border text and if
I check the paragraph option, the border extends across the width of the
page, as I would expect it to.

I can’t figure it out, any help please? I’m using Word 2002.

You can set a border on a character style (a box). For other options, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Minnie M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F715F1DA-53EC-4AC6-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why can't I format a text border in a style? I can do it in direct
> formatting
> but if I try to modify the style it only gives me the option to border the
> paragraph, no text option.
>
> The styles I want to do it with are a centred heading and a left aligned
> heading. For both styles it doesn't give me the option to border text and
> if
> I check the paragraph option, the border extends across the width of the
> page, as I would expect it to.
>
> I can't figure it out, any help please? I'm using Word 2002.
>

Ah, so that’s how its done! That is so simple, and I never would have figured
it out. Thanks so much Stefan.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> You can set a border on a character style (a box). For other options, see
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "Minnie M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F715F1DA-53EC-4AC6-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Why can't I format a text border in a style? I can do it in direct
> > formatting
> > but if I try to modify the style it only gives me the option to border the
> > paragraph, no text option.
> >
> > The styles I want to do it with are a centred heading and a left aligned
> > heading. For both styles it doesn't give me the option to border text and
> > if
> > I check the paragraph option, the border extends across the width of the
> > page, as I would expect it to.
> >
> > I can't figure it out, any help please? I'm using Word 2002.
> >
>
>
>
>

You are welcome.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Minnie M" wrote in message
news:AA4C6294-56AB-4F46-9B3D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ah, so that's how its done! That is so simple, and I never would have
> figured
> it out. Thanks so much Stefan.
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> You can set a border on a character style (a box). For other options, see
>> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Overbar.htm.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Minnie M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:F715F1DA-53EC-4AC6-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Why can't I format a text border in a style? I can do it in direct
>> > formatting
>> > but if I try to modify the style it only gives me the option to border
>> > the
>> > paragraph, no text option.
>> >
>> > The styles I want to do it with are a centred heading and a left
>> > aligned
>> > heading. For both styles it doesn't give me the option to border text
>> > and
>> > if
>> > I check the paragraph option, the border extends across the width of
>> > the
>> > page, as I would expect it to.
>> >
>> > I can't figure it out, any help please? I'm using Word 2002.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>