How to get Paragraph Style border to span columns?

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August 5, 2025
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Hi

I'm trying to create something like the below, where the text in the box should remain in columns but the border should encompass the whole section.

Using a border within the paragraph style puts a box around each column, so two separate boxes rather than a single box around the whole section of text with the style applied:

Rules only do the top and bottom, not the sides, but that does span columns. Shading isn't what I need.

Would love to be able to do this without anchoring a box that has to be resized every time.

Thanks!

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Gord@APL

Inspiring

Set up your boxout as a single, 2-column text box with the required indents and gutter, then apply the black frame.

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IsoneryumAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks for the suggestion! This would still require taking the text out of the primary text frame/flow but it might be easier/quicker to do this and anchor it back in. It'll keep the frame margins consistent and I can resize it with a double click. It's crazy the paragraph style settings don't allow the border to span columns!