No, but you can use text shading instead. Select the text, go to Format |
Borders and Shading, select the Shading tab, choose your color, make sure
that "Text" is selected in the "Apply to" box, and OK. You can save this
formatting as a character style for ease of application.
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"apauljo" wrote in message
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Is there anyway to change the colors in the color palette for the
highlight
button in ther toolbar?