{"id":8131,"date":"2023-12-26T12:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T12:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/?p=8131"},"modified":"2024-01-01T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T16:23:22","slug":"how-to-add-a-border-to-a-text-box-in-canva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-add-a-border-to-a-text-box-in-canva\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add a Border to a Text Box in Canva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding a border to a text box in Canva can be useful if you aim to highlight and stand out the text within your design. If you\u2019re trying to do the same, follow the approaches below to do it right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">What we cover<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-add-a-border-to-a-text-box-in-canva\/#Add_a_Border_to_a_Text_Box_using_Frames\" >Add a Border to a Text Box using Frames<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-add-a-border-to-a-text-box-in-canva\/#Add_a_Border_to_a_Text_Box_using_Shapes\" >Add a Border to a Text Box using Shapes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-add-a-border-to-a-text-box-in-canva\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-a-border-to-a-text-box-using-frames\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_a_Border_to_a_Text_Box_using_Frames\"><\/span>Add a Border to a Text Box using Frames<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start by opening Canva on your browser and sign in with your credentials. Now open the presentation that you\u2019re working on from the <strong>Recent designs<\/strong>. If you haven\u2019t started with any, click on the <strong>Create a design<\/strong> button and choose a design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-1238e45b-234e\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-1238e45b-234e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Recent-design.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Recent design\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1769\" height=\"609\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Once the design is loaded, navigate to the Editor panel and click on Elements. Next, navigate to the search box, type <strong>Frames, <\/strong>and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong>. With the results displayed, click on <strong>See all<\/strong> to gain access to all frames.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-4eaea6e8-53cc\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-4eaea6e8-53cc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/See-all-Frames.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"See all - Frames\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"865\" height=\"499\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Now, look for the <strong>frame<\/strong> that matches the text box and click on it to add it to the design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-4442e1f0-3be2\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-4442e1f0-3be2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Choose-a-frame.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Choose a frame\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1133\" height=\"667\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Next, make <strong>adjustments to the border size<\/strong> of the frame and <strong>set the color that matches the background<\/strong> so it looks like a border to the text box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-f8185f2d-ac09\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-f8185f2d-ac09\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Adding-border-to-frame.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Adding border to frame\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"997\" height=\"641\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Once done making changes, drag the frame onto the text box. Next, adjust the dimensions according to the text box, and you\u2019re done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-8105bb15-11ab\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-8105bb15-11ab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Changing-color-of-the-frame-.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Changing color of the frame\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1092\" height=\"659\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-a-border-to-a-text-box-using-shapes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_a_Border_to_a_Text_Box_using_Shapes\"><\/span>Add a Border to a Text Box using Shapes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Repeat <strong>Step 1 <\/strong>to open an existing design or create a new design. Once loaded, press <strong>R<\/strong> to add a rectangle to the design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, <strong>double-click on the rectangle<\/strong> to add text inside it. Once you have entered the text, select it and make <strong>changes to the font and text size<\/strong>. Also, <strong>change the color of the rectangle<\/strong> to match the background.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-f9e5b4f1-e9f3\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-f9e5b4f1-e9f3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/change-color-of-rectangle.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"change color of rectangle\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1160\" height=\"660\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Alternatively, you can make adjustments to the rectangle, like you have done with the frames, by <strong>adjusting the border size<\/strong> and <strong>changing the color of the rectangle<\/strong>. Next, drag the frame onto the text box and adjust the dimensions according to the text box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-c93a2e89-a23d\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-c93a2e89-a23d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Drag-rectangle-on-to-text-box.jpg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Drag rectangle on to text box\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1123\" height=\"556\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wrapping-up\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations on adding a border to the text box in Canva!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The above approaches are arguably the easiest and most reliable approaches to adding a border to a text box. While we tried to recreate the same on other online design tools similar to Canva, we had to go through the same steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you aren\u2019t happy with the result generated on Canva, use text editors like <strong>Word<\/strong> to gain flexibility when adding borders around the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"related-reading\">Related Reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-make-vertical-text-in-canva\/\">How To Make Vertical Text in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva\/\">How To Do Strikethrough in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-wrap-text-in-canva\/\">How To Wrap Text in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you trying to add a border to the text box in Canva? 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