How to Add Borders and Color to Paragraphs in Google Docs
If you want your text to stand out in Google Docs, highlight important information with color, format accordingly, use a specific font, or add shading and borders to your paragraphs.
You could have a report that requires a border around a block of text or an instructional document requiring some coloring on an essential text. Whatever the reason to add color and borders, we’ll show you how to do it seamlessly.
Add a Color or Border to a Paragraph
- Open Google Docs.
- Select the document you want to format.
- Go to the specific paragraph and highlight it by dragging the cursor over the text.
- Select “Format.”
- Hover the cursor over “Paragraph Styles.”
- Choose “Borders and Shading” from the prompt menu.
The “Borders and Shading” window will appear to help you make selections.
- Start with the Border Width, and the line locations will appear at the top.
- Click on a border to select or deselect it.
- Click on the drop-down boxes to select your preferred line style and color.
- Use the Background Color drop-down box for shading.
The “Paragraph Padding” option lets you adjust the space between the text or the borders.
- Once you’re done with all settings, click “Apply.”
The “Reset” button lets you remove all the changes you applied.
It’s as easy as that! Now you can make a section of your text in Google Docs stand out with shading and borders.