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MS Excel 2016: Draw a border around a cell

This Excel tutorial explains how to draw a border around a cell in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: How do I draw a border around a cell in Microsoft Excel 2016?

Answer: Select the cells that you wish to draw the border around. In this example, we've selected cell B4.

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Right-click and then select "Format Cells" from the popup menu.

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When the Format Cells window appears, select the Border tab. Next select your line style and the borders that you wish to draw. In this example, we've chosen a thick black line on all 4 sides.

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Now when you return to your spreadsheet, you should see the border, as follows:

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