Make sure that "Text" is selected for "Apply to," and the shading should be
applied to just the selected text. Note that Fill Color and Shading Color
are not the same (though the buttons use the same icon); Fill Color is for
AutoShapes and other drawing objects, and the colors are available only when
a drawing object is selected.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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http://word.mvps.org
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"shadow" wrote in message
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I've read a lot of the comments regarding the "fill color" shading no
longer
working and I have to admit I'm having the same problem and none of the
solutions offered have worked for me. (I'm using Word 2003) What I'm
trying
to do is just highlight (shade) some plain text. I'm not using a table -
just a text document. When I use the Format/Borders & Shading it
highlights
(shades) the entire line - not the two words of text I want to highlight.
I
used to be able to use the "fill color" button on the "Formatting" toolbar
for this purpose but now when I click on that button all the colors are
greyed out. Is there some default I've accidentally turned on. I've
tried
using the help features but they haven't been of any help.
I'd appreciate any suggestions. This should be a simple thing to do but
I'm
ready to pull my hair out here!
Thanks.
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Shadow