Decide whether you want the border to be applied to the entire document. By default, Word will apply it to every page unless you direct it to do otherwise.

Learn how to create and add a custom border in Word around a picture, document, text box or any other object by following this tutorial.

For example, page numbers, page colors and watermarks extend throughout the document. Similarly, when you apply a page border to one page, Word adds it to every page.

Figure E How to color only one section of a page in Word If you don’t want to color the entire page, you might want to consider adding color as a paragraph format.