A106 Step-by-step: Borders Around Cells

Microsoft Excel 4.0 for Macintosh

You can put thick lines around cells, to set them off. For example, you might want to put a line separating the column titles from the rest of the data, or put a box around a small table off to the side of your main table.

To put borders around cells

1. Select the cell(s) which will have borders

Using the white +, drag from the upper left to the lower right of the area you want to put a border by.

2. Choose `Border...` from the `Format` menu

This gives you a dialog box.

3. Pick a line style

Click on one of the options in the section labelled Style. You can choose solid or dotted, thick or thin lines.

4. Decide where you want the border

Click in the long, white boxes in the section labelled Border to turn them on and off. If Right is selected, the indicated type of line will appear down the right side of the highlighted cell or group of cells. If Outline is selected, a line will appear all the way around the highlighted area.

5. Click `Okay`

You're done. Clicking elsewhere on the spreadsheet, so the area is no longer highlighted, may make the border easier to see.