If a Page Border is not suitable, you may have to use an AutoShape for this.
Draw a rectangle around the whole thing and give it No Fill and the desired
line style, weight, and color.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"DavidF" wrote in message
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I know I am pushing my luck but I use Word (presently Word97) to edit a
local magazine, and it generally works well. How can I reliably create
an article consisting of 1 or more paragraphs and an accompanying
graphic, and then put a border around the whole combination. If I
create a text box, it won't accept a picture. If I simply select the
pre-prepared text and graphic and use Format/Border and Shading etc.,
the border usually, but not always, has a gap close to the graphic; it
is almost as if the graphic was repelling the border line.

Regards, DavidF