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26<topic id="textsharedguideborder_paragraphxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Defining Borders for Paragraphs</title>
28<filename>/text/shared/guide/border_paragraph.xhp</filename>
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32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147571">
33<bookmark_value>borders, see also frames</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>paragraphs; defining borders</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>borders; for paragraphs</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>frames; around paragraphs</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>inserting;paragraph borders</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>defining;paragraph borders</bookmark_value>
39</bookmark><comment>mw changed "adding;" to "inserting;"</comment>
40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147571" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="15"><variable id="border_paragraph"><link href="text/shared/guide/border_paragraph.xhp" name="Defining Borders for Paragraphs">Defining Borders for Paragraphs</link>
41</variable></paragraph>
42<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3159233" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="1">Setting a Predefined Border Style</paragraph>
43<list type="ordered">
44<listitem>
45<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156113" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="2">Place the cursor in the paragraph for which you want to define a border.</paragraph>
46</listitem>
47<listitem>
48<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149398" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="3">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph - Borders</emph>.</paragraph>
49</listitem>
50<listitem>
51<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156326" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="4">Select one of the default border styles in the <emph>Default</emph> area.</paragraph>
52</listitem>
53<listitem>
54<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154285" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Select a line style 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>
55</listitem>
56<listitem>
57<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153665" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">Select the distance between the border lines and the page contents in the <emph>Spacing to contents</emph> area. You can only change distances to edges that have a border line defined.</paragraph>
58</listitem>
59<listitem>
60<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153543" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Click <emph>OK</emph> to apply the changes.</paragraph>
61</listitem>
62</list>
63<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149237" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">Setting a Customized Border Style</paragraph>
64<list type="ordered">
65<listitem>
66<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155388" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="9">Choose <emph>Format - Paragraph - Borders</emph>.</paragraph>
67</listitem>
68<listitem>
69<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148943" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="10">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>
70</listitem>
71<listitem>
72<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148948" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="11">Select a line style 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>
73</listitem>
74<listitem>
75<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152811" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="12">Repeat the last two steps for every border edge.</paragraph>
76</listitem>
77<listitem>
78<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150793" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="13">Select the distance between the border lines and the page contents in the <emph>Spacing to contents</emph> area. You can only change distances to edges that have a border line defined.</paragraph>
79</listitem>
80<listitem>
81<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151178" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">Click <emph>OK</emph> to apply the changes.</paragraph>
82</listitem>
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