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Remove a border
 

Do one of the following:

ShowRemove a border from a picture, a table, or text

  1. Select the text, picture, or table (table: One or more rows of cells commonly used to display numbers and other items for quick reference and analysis. Items in a table are organized into rows and columns.) whose border you want to remove.

    If you want to remove a border from specific table cells (cell: A box formed by the intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or a table, in which you enter information.), select the cells, including the end-of-cell mark.

    Select cells and end-of-cell mark

  2. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Borders tab.
  3. Under Setting, click None.

ShowTip

If you are removing borders from a complicated table or from several parts of your document, you may want to use the Tables and Borders toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.).

ShowRemove a border from a page

  1. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Page Border tab.
  2. Under Setting, click None.

Note  To remove the border from only one edge of the document— for example, to remove all but the top border— click the borders you want to remove in the diagram under Preview.

ShowRemove a border from a Web frame

  1. On the Format menu, point to Frames, and then click Frame Properties.

  2. On the Borders tab, click No borders.

ShowRemove a border from a drawing object

  1. Select the drawing canvas (drawing canvas: An area on which you can draw multiple shapes. Because the shapes are contained within the drawing canvas, they can be moved and resized as a unit.) that surrounds the drawing object (drawing object: Any graphic you draw or insert, which can be changed and enhanced. Drawing objects include AutoShapes, curves, lines, and WordArt.) whose border you want to remove.

  2. Click the arrow next to Line Color Button image, and then click No Line.

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