Format | Background was originally intended only for Web pages, and when you
insert a background, you'll note that Word switches to Web Layout view.
Unless you have Word 2003 (which has a setting on the Print tab of Tools |
Options to allow you to print background images), the only way to achieve
this is to save the document as a Web page, view it in a browser, and print
from the browser after changing the browser settings to print backgrounds.

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"JR" wrote in message
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When I use a preset fill under format/background/fill effects, it shows up
on
the document but is gone when I do a print preview or print.