How to Remove and Selectively Apply Boarders in a Word Table

Some tables look more polished if the boarders are removed, and sometimes a user may want to highlight certain information contained in a table. Knowing how to remove and selectively apply boarders to a table is something any word user should learn.

The first step is to highlight the table by clicking the box located in the upper-left corner of the table.

Then, on the Table Tools Design tab click the Boarders box. This action opens a drop-down list with different boarder options. Click the No Boarder option to remove all boarders from the table. If the user wants a table with no lines this is the last step, but if the user would like to highlight certain information then a few more steps are necessary.

First, the user must highlight the line or lines (press CTRL while clicking to highlight multiple lines) that they would like to highlight.

Then, on the Table Tools Design tab click the Boarders box again, opening the drop-down list with the boarder options. The user would then choose the options that would best highlight the information in their table. Bottom Border and Top Border work well in many situations.

The user and situation determine the final result.This situation highlights the title and total lines of the table. Adding a table to a word document can result in a professional looking presentation if the user is well informed of the many table features offered in Microsoft Word.