You should now see the Developer tab on the ribbon, and now you’re ready to add form controls to Word documents. Check Developer in the last of tabs and then click OK.Make sure that Main Tabs is selected in the menu on the right below Customize the Ribbon.In the Options dialog box, click Customize Ribbon on the left.Switch to the File tab on the ribbon and click Options on the left.When used alongside the ability to restrict editing in a document, as I demonstrated a couple of weeks ago on Petri in An Office 365 Tip on Restricting Editing in Word 2016, content controls are especially useful in ensuring that only specific parts of a document can be modified.īefore you can add content controls to a document, you need to enable the Developer tab in the ribbon. Using a form in a Word document may seem like a feature that’s only useful for creating questionnaires, but content controls such as text fields, checkboxes and drop-down menus can also be used in collaboration scenarios where you want to share a document but guide colleagues on where they should provide input. Point to Dashes, and then click the line style you want.Date Picker Content Control in Word 2016 (Image Credit: Russell Smith) Point to Weight, and then choose the line weight you want.
Select the picture to which you want to add, change, or remove a border.Ĭlick Picture Format, and then click the arrow next to Picture Border.Įither click the color you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Outline Colors. Remove the border from the shape or text box Point to Dashes, and then click the line style that you want. Point to Weight, and then choose the line weight that you want. Select the shape or text box to which you want to add, change, or remove a border.Ĭlick Shape Format, and then click the arrow next to Shape Outline.Įither click the color that you want, or mix your own color by clicking More Outline Colors.Īdd or change the thickness of the border (The smaller the point size ("pt"), the thinner the line is.)Īdd or remove a border for a shape or text box With the shape selected, on the Shape Format tab, select Shape Outline > Sketched, and then select a line width. Select an existing shape in your document, or draw a new one. If you're using Microsoft 365 for Mac (version 16.28 or later), you can give a casual, hand-drawn look to shapes with the Sketched outline. This feature is available only to Microsoft 365 Subscribers for Windows desktop clients. Note: If you didn't add the border to the shape, text box, picture, or other object in Mac Office, you can't change or remove the border for the object.
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