You can make the outline or the border of your shape look different by changing the color, the look of the line style, or the weight of the line.What do you want to do?

Change the color of a border

  1. Select the shape that you want to change.

    If you want to change multiple shape borders, select the first shape, and then press and hold CTRL while you select the other shapes.

  2. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the arrow next to Shape Outline, and then click the color that you want.

    smartart tools format tab image

    To change to a color that is not in the theme colors, click More Outline Colors, and then either click the color that you want on the Standard tab, or mix your own color on the Custom tab. Custom colors and colors on the Standard tab do not update if you later change the document theme .

Change the style of a border

  1. Select the shape that you want to change.

    If you want to change multiple shape borders, select the first shape, and then press and hold CTRL while you select the other shapes.

  2. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the arrow next to Shape Outline.

    smartart tools format tab image

  3. Point to Dashes, and then select the line style that you want.

    To create a custom style, click More Lines, and then choose the options that you want.

Change the weight of a border

  1. Select the shape that you want to change.

    If you want to change multiple shape borders, select the first shape, and then press and hold CTRL while you select the other shapes.

  2. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the arrow next to Shape Outline.

    smartart tools format tab image

  3. Point to Weight, and then select the line weight that you want.

    To create a custom line weight, click More Lines, and then choose the options that you want.

Note Rounded corners are possible only on rounded rectangular shapes and not on arrows or other shapes.

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