How to Add Picture Borders in Microsoft Word

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Make the pictures in your Word documents stand out by adding picture borders. To add a border, just follow these four simple steps.

This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Word.

Select the image by clicking on it.
On the Picture Tools Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Border.
Select a color by clicking on it.
Click Picture Border again and hover over Weight or Dashes to set the width and line style of the border.