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Adding emphasis to text:
How
to create custom paragraph/page border or fill styles
For basic information about styles, and links
to related pages on this site, see http://wptoolbox.com/tips/Styles.html.
See also -
Create a page border
with repeating graphic images (clip
art, photos, etc.) around the four edges of the page
BACKGROUNDFILL - A macro to create a user-specified "background
fill" for the page, extending to outside page margins
(or at any desired printable location) |
[For WP8 and later, but might also apply to
earlier versions.]
Custom paragraph and page border
styles
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Example: Let's suppose you need to create a paragraph or page
border with a single, vertical line on the left side of the paragraph(s)
or page. The other three sides will not have any borders.
1. Click on Format, Graphic Styles, Style
type:Border. Choose a line Style (e.g., "Single").
Make sure the "List styles from:" drop list is set
to "Default Template" so that the new style can be
saved for use in any new document. Then click the Create button
to bring up the Create Border Style dialog.
2. Give the new style a name (e.g., Left Side
Single). Under "Select the styles to modify," you will
see (by default) all four side choices are checked. Click the
Line Style button and choose "X" (i.e., "<None>")
to remove all side borders from the style. (The representational
image should reflect this change by removing all lines.)
4. Now, uncheck the three choices for the
sides of the box that you don't need (e.g., Right, Top, Bottom),
leaving the Left choice checked.
5. Click the Line Style button again, and
choose a line style (e.g., Single). The graphic should show a
single, vertical line. You can choose to Show the spacing and
make any spacing adjustments, drop shadow, line color, etc. Click
OK to return to the Graphics Styles dialog. The new style's name
should appear at the end of the Styles list in the dialog. Click
Close.
To apply the new style to a paragraph or several
paragraphs, select the paragraph(s) and click Format, Paragraph,
Border/Fill. The new style (Left Side Single) should be at the
end of the drop list of "Available border styles."
Choose it and click Apply, then OK.
To apply it to a page, click Format, Page,
Border/Fill. |
Custom background colors or "fills"
for paragraphs or pages
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Here's a way to make paragraphs or whole pages
stand out from other text.
Example: Let's suppose you want to place a light blue background
behind a paragraph or several paragraphs, or behind all the text
on a page. (Tip: For full-page fills, see this
macro. For line borders around the page perimeter outside
page margins, see this
macro.)
1. Click on Format, Graphic Styles, Style
type:Fill. Choose a line Style (e.g., "Single"). Make
sure the "List styles from:" drop list is set to "Default
Template" so that the new style can be saved for use in
any new document. Then click the Create button to bring up the
Create Fill Style dialog.
2. Click the appropriate radio button, Pattern
or Gradient. Let's assume the default choice, Pattern.
Tip: If you
choose Gradient, you can set the offset, rotation (e.g., 90 degrees
for a horizontal gradient), steps (enable Auto Steps for a smooth
gradient), and custom color (use this to lighten or darken the
shade of the fill).
3. Give the new style a name (e.g., Light
blue background).
4. Click the Foreground color button, and
choose the light blue color from the pallette. Click OK to return
to the Graphics Styles dialog. The new style's name should appear
at the end of the Styles list in the dialog. Click Close.
To apply the new style to a paragraph or several
paragraphs, select the paragraph(s) and click Format, Paragraph,
Border/Fill, Fill tab. The new style (Light blue background)
should be at the end of the drop list of "Available fill
styles." Choose it and click Apply, then OK.
To apply it to a page, click Format, Page,
Border/Fill, Fill tab.
Tip: Once the
fill is saved and applied in the document, you can edit it with
Format, Graphic Styles and the changes will be reflected in the
document. Of course, the changes will carry over to other documents,
so you might want to create a copy of the style and save
it to the Current Document only.
Tip: You can
apply a fill to a custom box (Insert, Graphics/Pictures,
Custom Box) such as a Watermark box. The box can then be resized
and dragged into position. If the box is on a main document page
it can be right-clicked and set to Wrap Behind Text. If the box
is created inside a Watermark,
it will show up behind all document pages. |
To remove these styles, simply open Reveal Codes and delete either the [Para
Border] or [Pg Border] code at the beginning (or end) of the
affected paragraphs/pages.
One thing to keep in mind: Like using pepper
on food, just because a little is good, that doesn't mean a lot
is better. |
Barry MacDonnell's