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I was given a file to update and modify by a partner in a project. it contains several instances of this word having a blue highlight in the background. I don't want to waste ink in my own color printer, and the final version of this is going to be printed on a black & white laser printer.
How do I get rid of the blue background in word 2007? The "text highlight color" control will override it with any color but white, which isn't shown. Choosing "no highlight" has no effect. The "font color" changes the text from black to some other color, but has no effect on the blue.
How do I get rid of the blue?
==Edit, posted 5 minutes later=
Nevermind, I just deleted the stupid text and retyped it. I'd still like to know how it was done however.
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It looks like text shading - you can change it in the Borders and Shading dialog (click the Borders dropdown in the Paragraph group of the Home tab of the ribbon, and select the last option: Borders and Shading; then activate the Shading tab)
Hi
One thing you don't mention is shading. Shading can be applied to text characters not just whole paragraphs, depending on what is selected when it is applied.
Shading is the button with the paint pot in the Paragraph group of controls, on the Home tab.
If you ever have problems like this again try using Reveal Formatting to show you what effects are applied to your text. Just put your cursor in the text and press Shift + F1 and the panel will display all the aplied settings.
Hope this helps
I assume you have read this entire thread and tried all the things mentioned, including the things I mentioned that I tried that did not work for me in my file in the initial post?
how do I get rid of the dark blue background I can't see my bank account because of this dark blue how do you get rid of it.
For what it's worth, Word 97 was my first version as well. I have used both Ctrl+Q and Ctrl+SpaceBar many times since then... :-)
The large number of built-in keyboard shorcuts (as well as the ability to customize shortcuts or create your own) is a powerful feature of Word. It proved to be particularly useful when the ribbon interface first appeared.