For emergency procedures pages I need to put a red striped border 6mm
wide all around the page and cannot find how to do this in word
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Mi Tasol
Word's "page border" feature can't do that -- the thickest line it can
make is 6 pt or a little more than 2.1 mm. You'll have to fake it.
First separate the emergency pages from any other pages by inserting a
section break before (and, if not at the end of the document, after)
those pages.
Open the header pane in the emergency pages. If this is Word 2003 or
earlier, the Header & Footer toolbar appears; if it's Word 2007, the
Header & Footer Tools tab of the ribbon appears.
On the toolbar or ribbon, click the Link to Previous button to
disconnect this section's header from that of the preceding section.
If there is a following non-emergency section, unlink that section's
header also.
With the cursor in the header of the emergency pages section, draw a
rectangle around the entire page -- in Word 2003 use the rectangle
AutoShape from the Drawing toolbar, or in Word 2007 use the rectangle
shape from the Insert ribbon's Shapes button.
Right-click the rectangle and choose Format AutoShape. On the Colors &
Lines tab, in the Line section, select the red color and type 6 mm in
the Weight box.
If necessary, drag the edges of the rectangle to the proper size and
position. Close the header pane and save the document.
