How to Remove Outlines Around a Text in Transparent

Microsoft Word 2010 can insert tables and text boxes to format a page layout. A black outline appears around table cells and text boxes by default. These outlines help you position the text on the document. For a more transparent look, remove these dark outlines to create a more streamlined layout. A faint, dashed outline remains on-screen as a guide for your text.

Instructions

Remove Borders from a Table Cell

1. Open the Word document that contains the table.

2. Right-click in the table. A list of commands appears.

3. Click the “Borders and Shading” option to open the “Borders and Shading” dialog window.

4. Click the “None” button at the top of the “Borders” tab sheet.

5. Click “OK.” The table cell borders disappear. A dashed outline appears on-screen. This dashed outline does not print.

Remove the Outline from a Text Box

1. Open the Word document that contains the text box.

2. Click the text box that surrounds the text. The “Drawing Tools” ribbon appears with the “Format” tab.

3. Click the “Format” tab in the “Drawing Tools” ribbon.

4. Click the arrow next to the “Shape Outline” button in the “Shape Styles” group. A gallery of color samples and options appears on a list.

5. Click “No Outline.” The text box outline disappears from the document. Click inside the text box to display a dashed outline. This dashed outline does not print.

Tips & Warnings

• A font can also feature a “Text Effect” such as an outline. To remove the outline from the text, click and drag the cursor on the text. Click the “Home” tab. Click the arrow for the “Text Effects” button in the “Font” group. The “Text Effects” button displays an “A” with a glowing blue outline. Point over “Outline.” Click “No Outline.” The outline disappears from the text.

References

• Microsoft Office: Word 2010, Change or Remove a Border from a Text Box or Shape

Resources

• Microsoft Office: Word 2010, Delete an Outline from Text or WordArt