Remove Borders (Table/Text/Page) in LibreOffice Writer

When working collaboratively on a document, you may sometimes find that elements such as text, paragraphs, tables, or even entire pages have borders around them. These borders may have been added by you, a colleague, or another contributor, and if you don’t know how to remove them, it can be frustrating. Fortunately, this tutorial will guide you through the steps on how to remove borders from all the common elements in your document.

Removing Page Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Right-click anywhere on the document and select Page Style… from the context menu. You can also access the Page Style option from the Format section on the top menu bar or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + P.

Step 3: The Page Style dialog window will appear. Go to the Borders tab and under the Line section, choose None from the Style drop-down menu. Click Apply and then OK

Removing Text Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Select the bordered text by highlighting it.

Step 3: Right-click on the highlighted text, and select Character > Character… from the context menu. This will open the Character properties dialog window.

Step 4: In the Borders tab, look for the Line section and select None from the drop-down menu.

Step 5: Click on Apply and then OK to confirm the changes.

Removing Paragraph Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Place the cursor inside the bordered paragraph and right-click on it. Then select Paragraph > Paragraph… from the context menu.

Step 3: Once the properties dialog window opens, go to the Borders tab and choose None from the Line Styles drop-down menu. Finally, click on Apply and then OK to remove the border from the paragraph.

Removing Table Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Right-click anywhere inside the bordered table, and select Table Properties… from the context menu.

Step 3: Once the property dialog window opens, go over to the Borders tab, and from the Line styles drop-down menu, select None and click Apply > OK.

Note: After removing the border from a table in LibreOffice Writer, you may still see a preview border around the table. This preview border is not the actual border, but only a visual guide. When you export or print the document, the actual border lines will not be visible.

Removing Shape Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Select the bordered shape and right-click on it. From the sidebar, open the Properties tab.

Step 3: Under the Line section, select None as the Line Style.

Step 4: As a bonus tip, if you have enabled the Tabbed UI from View > User Interface… > Tabbed from the top menu bar, then when you select the bordered shape, the toolbar options automatically change to shape-related options.

There, from the Line drop-down menu, select None.

Removing Image Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Select the image that has a border, and right-click on it. From the context menu, select Properties…

Step 3: In the Properties dialog window, go to the Borders tab. Under the Line section, select None from the Line Style drop-down menu.

Step 4: Finally, click on the OK.

Removing Chart Border

Step 1: Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2: Select and right-click on the bordered chart. Then from the context menu, select Properties…

Step 3: Once the dialog window opens, head over to the Borders tab, and from the Line’s style drop-down menu, choose None. Then click Apply > OK.

Step 4: If you have enabled Tabbed UI, selecting the chart will show object-related options on the toolbar. From the border section, choose None.