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<a name="borders"></a>User Defined Borders in Text Documents
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<p id="par_id1069368" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You can apply a variety of different cell borders to selected cells in a Writer table and to the whole table. Other objects in text documents can have user defined borders, too. For example, you can assign borders to page styles, to frames, and to inserted pictures or charts.</p>
<ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto">
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id6527298" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Select the cell or a block of cells in a Writer table.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id6129947" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">Table - Properties</span>.</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id8141117" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the dialog, click the <span class="emph">Borders</span> tab.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id6016418" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose the border options you want to apply and click OK.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p id="par_id5282448" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The options in the <span class="emph">Line arrangement</span> area can be used to apply multiple border styles.</p>
<h2 id="hd_id3547166" dir="auto">Selection of cells</h2>
<p id="par_id1108432" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Depending on the selection of cells, the area looks different.</p>
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<th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id2422559" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Selection</p>
</th>
<th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1053498" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Line arrangement area</p>
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<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1076998" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">One cell selected in a table that has more than one cells, or cursor inside a table with no cell selected</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id4240241" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_1.png" class="genericimage" alt="one cell border" style="width:135px;height:171px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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<tr>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id162053" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A one cell table, the cell is selected</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id5021820" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_2.png" class="genericimage" alt="one selected cell border" style="width:135px;height:171px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id3549607" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Cells in a column selected</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id2544328" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_3.png" class="genericimage" alt="column selected border" style="width:135px;height:171px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1636402" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Cells in a row selected</p>
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<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id7450483" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_4.png" class="genericimage" alt="row selected border" style="width:135px;height:171px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id5741752" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A whole table of 2x2 or more cells selected</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id570085" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_5.png" class="genericimage" alt="block selected border" style="width:135px;height:171px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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<h2 id="hd_id5044099" dir="auto">Default settings</h2>
<p id="par_id626544" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click one of the <span class="emph">Default</span> icons to set or reset multiple borders.</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id292062" class="listitem" dir="auto">The thin gray lines inside an icon show the borders that will be reset or cleared.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1361735" class="listitem" dir="auto">The dark lines inside an icon show the lines that will be set using the selected line style and color.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id82399" class="listitem" dir="auto">The thick gray lines inside an icon show the lines that will not be changed.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="hd_id7144993" dir="auto">Examples</h3>
<p id="par_id5528427" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Select a block of about 8x8 cells, then choose <span class="emph">Table - Properties - Borders</span> tab.</p>
<p id="par_id4194158" class="paragraph" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_ca_5.png" class="genericimage" alt="default icons for borders" style="width:117px;height:23px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
<ul itemprop="Unordered" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemList" dir="auto">
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id7253028" class="listitem" dir="auto">Click the left icon to clear all lines. This removes all outer borders and all inner lines.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id9441206" class="listitem" dir="auto">Click the second icon from the left to set an outer border and to remove all other lines.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id7276833" class="listitem" dir="auto">Click the rightmost icon to set an outer border. The inner lines are not changed.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p id="par_id5273293" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Now you can continue to see which lines the other icons will set or remove.</p>
<h2 id="hd_id5110019" dir="auto">User defined settings</h2>
<p id="par_id1820734" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">User defined</span> area, you can click to set or remove individual lines. The preview shows lines in three different states. </p>
<p id="par_id7093111" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Repeatedly click an edge or a corner to switch through the three different states.</p>
<table border="1" class="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id3673818" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Line types</p>
</th>
<th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id2593768" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Image</p>
</th>
<th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id2055421" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Meaning</p>
</th>
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<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id9836115" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A black line</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id6485793" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_6.png" class="genericimage" alt="solid line for border" style="width:135px;height:121px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1454512" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A black line sets the corresponding line of the selected cells. The line is shown as a dotted line when you choose the 0.05 pt line style. Double lines are shown when you select a double line style.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id4618671" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A gray line</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1239356" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_7.png" class="genericimage" alt="gray line for border" style="width:135px;height:121px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id9474166" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A gray line is shown when the corresponding line of the selected cells will not be changed. No line will be set or removed at this position.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1545457" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A white line</p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id1681875" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_8.png" class="genericimage" alt="white line for border" style="width:135px;height:121px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
</td>
<td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id2316660" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">A white line is shown when the corresponding line of the selected cells will be removed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<h3 id="hd_id5908688" dir="auto">Examples</h3>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id5118564" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Select a single cell in a Writer table, then choose <span class="emph">Table - Properties - Borders</span>.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id244758" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Select a thick line style.</p>
</li>
<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id7741325" class="paragraph" dir="auto">To set a lower border, click the lower edge repeatedly until you see a thick line.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p id="par_id542313" class="paragraph" dir="auto">
<img src="media/helpimg/border_wr_6.png" class="genericimage" alt="setting thick lower border" style="width:135px;height:121px" itemprop="image" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"></p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id2210760" dir="auto">All cells in a Writer table have at least a left and a lower line by default. Most cells on the table perimeter have more lines applied by default. </p></div>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id5400860" dir="auto">All lines that are shown in white in the preview will be removed from the cell.</p></div>
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