I'm stunned to hear that! I personally know MANY users who use that option
all the time. Who did that survey that said it was used by a miniscule
fraction of users? They were absolutely wrong! The only reason that
Microsoft has not heard a bigger outcry on this thing yet is because most
users are sticking with Word 2004, and for good reason. If I could go
backwards, I would. But, unfortunately for me, I had to buy a new computer
which came only with Vista (ugh!) and then I couldn't get Outlook 2004 to
work right on it (although the 2004 versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
worked fine), so I had to go out and buy Office 2007. Now I wish I could
REPLACE my 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the 2004
versions. Is there a way of registering a serious complaint with anyone at
Microsoft about this? I'm extremely bummed, and I know I won't be the only
one out there, not by a long shot.
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Flash2007
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
There is no practical way to do what you want in Word 2007. Sorry. This
option was removed because it was used by only a minuscule fraction of
users.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Flash2007" wrote in message
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Suzanne,
You sound knowledgeable, a rare bird these days. Can you PLEASE tell me
exactly how to change Word 2007 to the old white text on a nice deep blue
background (I'm running Vista, if that means anything)? I don't want to
change to blue 'paper' for my other Office applications, such as Outlook.
I
only want the white-on-blue for Word, just like it used to be in Word
2004.
I read another user (MS person?) who said that Microsoft intentionally
removed this option for 2007, which if true, is incredibly stupid since a
lot
of us loved it! So, please help me to make my new, improved 2007 version
of
Word work almost as well as my old 2004 version. PLEASE, and I thank you
in
advance for your help!
--
Flash2007
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Instead of adding a background in Word, why not change your window color
in
Windows? On the Appearance tab of the Control Panel | Display dialog,
you
can choose a new window color, which will become the "paper" color in
Word.
I use RGB 255/255/225, which is a restful ivory.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"DDS2209" wrote in message
...
I have very light sensitive eyes and when viewing my word documents,
or
any
other on screen documents, i HATE looking at a bright white screen
(the
simulated paper or background). I typically have to change the
background
to
a light blue or something easier on the eyes everytime i open a new
document.
Can I make my colored background/paper my default for all word
documents?