how do I get rid of this blue background in the text?

Anonymous
2011-08-20T13:29:03+00:00

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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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HansV 462.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2011-08-20T14:42:46+00:00

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)

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Anonymous
2011-08-20T14:42:42+00:00

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-26T05:07:42+00:00

    Interesting, since I _know_ that did NOT work for me when I originally posted the question all those years ago.

    Also interesting that this topic is still alive almost 10 years later.

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  2. Stefan Blom 353.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-26T11:17:42+00:00

    Ctrl+SpaceBar is a standard shortcut in Word for removing font formatting which is not part of the underlying paragraph style. Similarly, Ctrl+Q removes paragraph formatting which is not part of the underlying paragraph style.

    To remove font and paragraph shading, only, you can run the following macro:

    Sub ClearAllShadingFromDoc()

        'Macro created by Stefan Blom, MVP, January 2015

        With ActiveDocument.Content.ParagraphFormat.Shading

            .Texture = wdTextureNone

            .ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic

            .BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic

        End With

        With ActiveDocument.Content.Font.Shading

            .Texture = wdTextureNone

            .ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic

            .BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic

        End With

    End Sub

    For assistance, see http://www.gmayor.com/installing\_macro.htm.

    Highlighting applied via the Highlighting tool on the Home tab can be removed as follows: Select the whole document by pressing Ctrl+A and then click the arrow on the Text Highlight Color button and choose the "No Color."

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