You can set apart text from the rest of a document by adding borders. You can add borders to a table or individual table cell. You can add borders to drawing objects and pictures. You can change or format the border of an object in the same way that you change or format a line.dd a border to a page. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Background group, click Page Borders. Make sure you are on the Page Border tab in the Borders and Shading dialog box. Click one of the border options under Settings.