Found it! Windows 7 feature I got up accidently but now found out how to use it.
Works on lists compiled in/by excel spreadsheets but although you can use border facility to box in around lists in excel, ‘Design gives the page style. Example style: like your bank statements.
HOW
As an example down load a travel list from google directions to a word file then highlight first row and look at task bar top of screen to right see ‘Design’, open the menu and while scrolling down and over all the page styles watch your page design change, click the one you want. If you don’t like it and or it blocks out text just click another it doesn’t effect the entries.
TRY
Compile your own list in excel [ it won’t work on lists made in word file], copy the list to a word file then highlight as above set your page to style you want, good for presentations.
Pass cursor over the list once design chosen see top left a cross which enables you to place the list anywhere on the word page even in the middle of text which splits each line of text. At the bottom right you can see a small box, use his to re-size the list. [try it to see what I mean] You can highlight and bold /change text, you can also add colour background this feature is the same as other typed information but with style of design ideal to emphasize an item in a list.
Hope this helps others with same problem.
Bob
June 2011