To create a box

Drag the pointer to select the area in which you want to draw a box.
On the Format menu, select Section and then click Boxes.
Click New box to design a new box for the selected area.
Type or select the left and right positions for the box using the horizontal ruler as a guideline.
Type or select the vertical distance from the top of the section to the top of the box.
Type or select the vertical distance from the bottom of the section to the bottom of the box.
In the Line thickness box, type or select the thickness of the line.
To draw lines on all sides of the box, select the Top of box, Bottom of box, Left side and Right side check boxes.
To apply a background color to the contents of the box, type or select a color in the Shading color box.
If desired, enter a skip condition to set when the box will be displayed.
Repeat steps 3 through 9 to create additional boxes for the selected area and then click OK.

Tip

You can draw boxes on top of text, cells, columns of cells, or pictures. Multiple boxes and shading can be applied to the same area. Use the boxes command to draw vertical lines on a page.
This technique can also be used to draw vertical lines on a page. See To create a vertical line for more information.