How to Add a Box Around Selected Text in Word

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A field code in Microsoft Word 2003 can be used to quickly add a box around selected text within your Word document. This is an easy way to add emphasis to a word or phrase and saves you time from having to use the menus to add a border. Follow the steps below to find out how you can use a field code to add a box around selected text in your new or existing Word documents.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Microsoft Word 2003

Step1

Start Microsoft Word 2003, and open an existing file that you want to add text within a box to or start a new, blank document.

Step2

Click to place the insertion point where you want the text surrounded by a box to appear.

Step3

Use the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+F9 to insert a pair of field braces where your insertion point is located. Verify that your insertion point is now in between the set of field braces.

Step4

Type "EQ \x(text)" (without the quotation marks) in between the pair of the field braces.

Step5

Select the word "text" from the field code and enter the text that you want to appear within a box in the Word document.

Step6

Use the keyboard shortcut of SHIFT+F9 to show the results of the field code you have just entered. You will now see a box surrounding the text you have specified in the location of your insertion point.