Newbie Question: How do you color a text frame border only?

greetings,

god, documentation on fm sucks. song , dance complicated things, not breath on of "should simple" things.

okay, figured out (no help) how put background color in text "frame" (heaven if think "box"), background goes apparently "border." how very, odd. rather defeats point of border doesn't it?

i want assume oblivious plain , simple, fear answer "can't in fm". coming indesign, weird interface.

have searched forum no avail. help, please.

regards,

stevenjs
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steven,

having worked frame many years, figured out. if select frame , @ object properties, notice border color , border width settings, nothing (this confused me) until set pen pattern solid. latter drawing tools palette. select text frame, open drawing tools, , set pen pattern solid (black). tool halfway down left side of tool palette, below fill pattern. once set pen pattern solid, can change border color , width either drawing tools palette or in object properties dialog box.

i agree not straightforward indesign, frame's interface built many, many years ago , has not changed.

van

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