Add a border to some text - Microsoft Support
After you’ve selected your text and found the basic type of border you’d like, open the Borders menu again, and choose Borders and Shading. Make your choices for style, color, and width, and then apply the choice with the buttons in the Preview section of the dialog box.
Apply shading to words or paragraphs - Microsoft Support
Select the word or paragraph that you want to apply shading to. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Shading . Under Theme Colors , click the color that you want to use to shade your selection.
Insert a horizontal line - Microsoft Support
In Word, on the Home tab, or in Outlook on the Format Text tab, select the down arrow next to Borders. Select Borders and Shading at the bottom of the menu. In the dialog, change the line's style, color, or width as needed and select OK .
Add a border to a page - Microsoft Support
Enhance your document's pages using a wide range of styles, settings, colors, and clip art to create an attractive border for your pages.
Add an outline, shadow, reflection, or glow text effect
Change the look of your text or WordArt by changing its fill or outline, or by adding an effect, such as a shadow, reflection, or glow. Select your text or WordArt. On the Home tab, select Text Effects. Choose the effect you want. For more choices, point to Outline, Shadow, Reflection, or Glow, and then select the effect to use.
Add and remove picture borders - Microsoft Support
You can apply a preset style to a picture—including a border and shading, or you can apply a custom border of your own choosing. Choose the image that you want to add a customized border to. On the Picture Format tab, select Picture Border. Choose a color. In the Weight list, choose a border width. In the Dashes list, choose a line style.
Add or remove a border on a text box, shape, or SmartArt graphic
Add, change, or delete borders from documents or pictures. Add a fill or effect to a shape or text box. Apply or remove cell borders on a worksheet
Add a shadow to text or a shape - Microsoft Support
To add a shadow to a shape, you use Shape Effects, and to add a shadow to text, you use Text Effects. Select a heading below to expand the section and see the instructions: To add a shadow to multiple shapes, click the first shape, and then press and …
Add a fill or effect to a shape or text box - Microsoft Support
You can change the look of a shape or text box by changing its fill or by adding effects to it, such as shadows, glows, reflections, soft edges, bevels, and three-dimensional (3-D) rotations. A fill is a color, pattern, texture, picture, or gradient applied to the interior of a shape.
Change the colors in a text box or shape - Microsoft Support
In a text box or shape, you can quickly change the color of text, the inside (fill) color, or the color of the border. Let's select the shape—the Drawing Tools appear in the ribbon, with the Format tab active.
Modify or create headings and other styles - Microsoft Support
Styles in Word allow you to choose the look for headings, regular text, and even callouts or other custom text needs. You'll be able to choose the font, size, color, paragraph alignment, spacing, and more. No matter where you use the styles in your document, they will have the same consistent look every time.