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- Click on the text box that contains the text you want to edit.
- Highlight the specific text by dragging your cursor over it.
- Click Format in the top menu.
- In the dropdown menu, click Borders and lines.
- Hover over to Border weight.
- Choose a Border size.
- Choose a Border colour.
- Your text border is now visible on your slide canvas!
How to Add Text Border in Google Slides
Use this step-by-step demo to learn how to add text border in Google Slides.
📌 Why this matters
Text borders transform ordinary slides into polished, professional presentations by creating visual hierarchy and drawing attention to key messages. When you're presenting to executives, teaching students, or competing for client attention, bordered text ensures your most important points stand out against busy backgrounds or competing visual elements. Beyond aesthetics, borders solve a practical problem: they make text readable over images without requiring you to darken the entire background or sacrifice your carefully chosen visuals.
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