Remove a Page Border

Apage bordermust be added manually in Word.

Go to the Design tab and click “Page Borders” in the Page Background section of the ribbon.

When the Borders and Shading box opens, choose the Page Border tab.

Page Borders on the Design tab

On the left below Setting, choose “None.”

Click “OK” and your page border should vanish.

You may want to eliminate the border so that the text blends into your document better.

None on the Page Border tab

In the Shape Styles section of the ribbon, smack the Shape Outline drop-down box.

Pick “No Outline.”

You’ll then see your text box border disappear.

Apply To drop-down options for page borders

You’ll then see a dotted line around the text box.

Remove a Shape Border

Someshapes you drawin Word may include a border by default as well.

you’re able to remove the border similar to how you delete a border from a text box.

No Outline in the Shape Outline drop-down menu

choose the shape and go to the Shape Format tab.

hit the Shape Outline drop-down box and pick “No Outline.”

And just like that, the shape’s border is removed.

Dotted line around a text box

This is only to indicate the table outline but doesn’t appear if you print the document.

You have two ways to remove atable border in Word.

Use the Table Design tab

grab the table and go to the Table Design tab.

No Outline in the Shape Outline drop-down menu

Choose “No Border” in the list.

Use the Table Properties

Right-clickthe table and choose “Table Properties” in the shortcut menu.

Maybe someone else added a border that you want to remove.

Shape without a border in Word

grab the image and go to the Picture Format tab.

poke the Picture Border drop-down arrow in the Picture Styles section of the ribbon.

Choose “No Outline.”

Table without a border in Word

You’ll then see the image border disappear.

Use your image editor to eliminate the border and then reinsert the picture into your document.

Again, this might not be something you want to display in your document.

No Border in the Borders drop-down menu

Expand the Border section and mark the option for No Line at the top.

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Table Properties in the shortcut menu

Borders and Shading in the Table Properties window

None on the Table tab

No Outline in the Picture Border drop-down menu

Image without a border in Word

Format Chart Area in the drop-down menu

No Line in the Border section of the Format Chart Area sidebar

Chart without a border in Word