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enter image description here \documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]{report}

\newenvironment{packed_enum}{
\begin{enumerate}
  \setlength{\itemsep}{1pt}
  \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}
  \setlength{\parsep}{0pt}
}{\end{enumerate}}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Movies I need to watch}

Here is a short list of movies \marginpar{Flag A -- This note will appear in the margin.} I need to watch some day:

\begin{packed_enum}
   \item The Longest Day
   \item Kill Bill 1
   \item Kill Bill 2
   \item Pretty much every other movie created in the last 30 years. :)
\end{packed_enum}

\end{document}
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  • What sort of frame? Lines or clip art? Every page or just part of text?
    – John Kormylo
    Sep 22, 2019 at 2:31
  • line --similar to ms_word has an option to give a page border of varying thickness
    – js bibra
    Sep 22, 2019 at 2:35
  • I like to use everypage and tikzpagenodes for that sort of thing.
    – John Kormylo
    Sep 22, 2019 at 2:37
  • If you want to frame individual boxes (like the marginpar) you should look at \fbox or tcolorbox.
    – John Kormylo
    Sep 22, 2019 at 21:11

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You need to run this twice. It stores the tikzpicture locations in the aux file.

\documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]{report}
\usepackage{everypage}
\usepackage{tikzpagenodes}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}

\newenvironment{packed_enum}{
\begin{enumerate}
  \setlength{\itemsep}{1pt}
  \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}
  \setlength{\parsep}{0pt}
}{\end{enumerate}}

\newcommand{\myframe}{\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
  \draw[blue,thick] ($(current page text area.south west) + (-2pt,-2pt)$) rectangle
    ($(current page text area.north east) + (2pt,2pt)$);
\end{tikzpicture}}% easier to debug
\AddEverypageHook{\myframe}

\begin{document}
\chapter{Movies I need to watch}

Here is a short list of movies \marginpar{Flag A -- This note will appear in the margin.} I need to watch some day:

\begin{packed_enum}
   \item The Longest Day
   \item Kill Bill 1
   \item Kill Bill 2
   \item Pretty much every other movie created in the last 30 years. :)
\end{packed_enum}

\end{document}
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You can use eso-pic to tap into the shipout routine (\AddToShipoutPictureFG - the ForeGround of every page within the document), adding a \frame of desired width \AtPageCenter:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{eso-pic,lipsum}

\AddToShipoutPictureFG{%
  \AtPageCenter{%
    \makebox[0pt]{\raisebox{-.5\height}{%
      \frame{%
        \rule{.9\paperwidth}{0pt}% Horizontal 0pt-width rule
        \rule{0pt}{.9\paperheight}% Vertical 0pt-width rule
      }
    }}%
  }%
}

\begin{document}

\lipsum[1-50]

\end{document}

\makebox[0pt] ensures the \frame is set horizontally in the middle of the page, while \raisebox{-.5\height} ensures the \frame is set vertically in the middle of the page.

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  • how do i place an arrow thickness 1pt with angle 45deg--kindly guide
    – js bibra
    Sep 23, 2019 at 1:10
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    @jsbibra: You need to be more clear in your request of an arrow. If you want a thicker line, add \setlength{\fboxrule}{1pt}.
    – Werner ♦
    Sep 23, 2019 at 2:34

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