Different Page Borders for Different Pages in Word

You can apply different page borders to the pages you like. Various page borders add beauty to your document.

These can be very useful for small children’s projects and any other related projects. What most people do not know, however, is how to add different borders. So in this article, you will easily learn how to add borders to a different page.

Different Page Borders for Different Pages

1. First, add enough pages to your document. For example, add 8 or more pages.

Add or Insert 8 or more page for page borders
Add Pages for Different Page Borders in Word Document Document

 2. Then click at the beginning of the first line of the page you want. For example, click on the 2nd  Page. 

Different Page Borders for Different Pages in Word
Different Page Borders for Different Pages in Word | Mixed Page Sizes in Word

 3. On the Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click on the Breaks, and then select “Next Page” under the “Section Breaks”.

Section Break for the pages
Next Page Section Breaks​ for Setting Multiple Page Borders in Word Document

 4. Now, to stop the previous page Section Break (Previous Border Style) or start a new section on the next pages wherever you want, click at the beginning of the first line on the next page, rather than the page that you want to stop the previous Page Borders Styles. For example, to stop at the 4th page and start from the 5th page, you should click only on the 5th Page for different page borders for different pages in MS Word.

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Starting Next Section for Setting Mixed Page Borders in Word Document

 5. Again, go to the Layout tab, click on the Breaks in the Page Setup group, and then select “Next Page” under “Section Breaks”.

Section Break for the next pages in ms word
Section Break for Setting Multiple Page Borders in Word

 6. Again, to stop the previous Styled Border to the next pages wherever you want, click at the beginning of the first line on the next page, rather than the page that you want to stop. For example, to stop at the 7th page, click the 8th page.

starting next section in ms word
Multiple Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document​

 7. Again Now, on the Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click on the Breaks, and then select “Next Page” under the “Section Breaks”.

Different Page Borders in Word
Section Breaks for Different Pages in Word

 8. Now, click between the 2nd and 4th page, which was applied with the first and second section breaks.

Click to start mixed page sizes in ms word
Click to start mixed page sizes in MS Word

 9. After that, go to the Design tab in Word 2013 and later versions or go to the Page Layout tab in Word 2010 and earlier versions.

10. Click on the Page Borders in the Page Background group

11. Then select the style, colour, and width of the border you want.

12. Click the drop-down arrow under “Apply to”, then select “this section”, and then click ok.

Custom Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document
Custom Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document

 13. Now again, click in between the 5th and 7th pages, which were the second and 3rd section breaks.

click one of the pages between 5th to 7th
Click in between the 5th and 7th pages

Mix Different Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document

 13. After that, go to the Design tab in Word 2013 and later versions or go to the Page Layout tab in Word 2010 and earlier versions.

14. Click on the Page Borders in the Page Background group.

15. Then select the style, colour, and width of the border you want.

16. Click the drop-down arrow under “Apply to”, then select “this section”, and then click ok.

Applying Different Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document
Applying Different Page Borders for different pages in a Word Document

 18. Now, the 1st page and the last pages are without Borders so let them apply.

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Accommodate Different Page Borders for Different Pages in Word

No need to apply the section break to the first page even if you start the page border from here.

To stop the previous Page Border format to the next pages wherever you want, apply the section break to the next page, rather than the page that you want to stop. For example, to stop at the 7th page, click the 8th page.

To start the new Page border format, apply the section break to the same page except for the first page. Now your document is ready with Different Page Borders for Different Pages in MS Word Document. 

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What are the Benefits of Different Page Borders in MS Word?

Various page borders add beauty to your document. These can be very useful for small children’s projects and any other related projects. What most people do not know, however, is how to add different borders.