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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Defining Borders for Paragraphs</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147571"><bookmark_value>borders, see also frames</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>paragraphs; defining borders</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>borders; for paragraphs</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>frames; around paragraphs</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>inserting;paragraph borders</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>defining;paragraph borders</bookmark_value>
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<comment>mw changed "adding;" to "inserting;"</comment>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147571" role="heading" level="1"><variable id="border_paragraph"><link href="text/shared/guide/border_paragraph.xhp" name="Defining Borders for Paragraphs">Defining Borders for Paragraphs</link>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159233" role="heading" level="2">Setting a Predefined Border Style</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156113" role="listitem">Place the cursor in the paragraph for which you want to define a border.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149398" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph - Borders</emph>.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156326" role="listitem">Select one of the default border styles in the <emph>Default</emph> area.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154285" role="listitem">Select a line style, width and color for the selected border style in the <emph>Line</emph> area. These settings apply to all border lines that are included in the selected border style.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153665" role="listitem">Select the distance between the border lines and the paragraph contents in the <emph>Padding</emph> area. You can only change distances to edges that have a border line defined.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153543" role="listitem">Click <emph>OK</emph> to apply the changes.</paragraph>
</listitem>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149237" role="heading" level="2">Setting a Customized Border Style</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155388" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph - Borders</emph>.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148943" role="listitem">In the <emph>User-defined</emph> area select the edge(s) that you want to appear in a common layout. Click on an edge in the preview to toggle the selection of an edge.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148948" role="listitem">Select a line style, width and color for the selected border style in the <emph>Line</emph> area. These settings apply to all border lines that are included in the selected border style.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152811" role="listitem">Repeat the last two steps for every border edge.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150793" role="listitem">Select the distance between the border lines and the paragraph contents in the <emph>Padding</emph> area. You can only change distances to edges that have a border line defined.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151178" role="listitem">Click <emph>OK</emph> to apply the changes.</paragraph>
</listitem>
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