How to Put a Decorative Border Around Selected Text in Microsoft Word for Vista

1. Select or highlight the text that you wish to create a border around.
2. Click the 'Page Layout' tab at the top of the page.
3. Open 'Page Borders' located in the third column of the 'Page Layout' tab.
4. Click the 'Borders' (leftmost) tab in the 'Borders and Shading' window that pops up.
5. Click the pull down 'Apply to' menu on the far right column on the borders tab. Select 'Text.' The text that you highlighted in the document will appear in the preview menu.
6. Select the type of border that you would like to use from the options in the 'settings' column on the left.
7. Select the style, color and width that you would like your border to be. These options are located in the center column.
8. Look at the preview to make sure that this is the border you desire, then click 'OK.' The window will close and the border will appear on the page as it did in the preview window.