When I'm editing documents, I like to highlight different parts with
different colors. For example: red are grammar errors, green are continuity
errors, etc.

It would make my life much easier if I could add multiple highlight pens to
the tool bar that would accept different colors. That way I could just click
on the colored pen that I wish to use. (currently I must click, change
color, click change color)

Thank you.

tvad99 wrote:
When I'm editing documents, I like to highlight different parts with
different colors. For example: red are grammar errors, green are
continuity errors, etc.

It would make my life much easier if I could add multiple highlight
pens to the tool bar that would accept different colors. That way I
could just click on the colored pen that I wish to use. (currently I
must click, change color, click change color)

Thank you.

First create a series of macros (in Normal.dot or in a template stored in
Word's Startup folder) like these:

Sub HighlightYellow()
Selection.Range.HighlightColorIndex = wdYellow
Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdYellow
End Sub

Sub HighlightRed()
Selection.Range.HighlightColorIndex = wdRed
Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdRed
End Sub

Sub HighlightGreen()
Selection.Range.HighlightColorIndex = wdBrightGreen
Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdBrightGreen
End Sub

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for instructions for that.
You can make as many as you like -- there are 15 possible colors, plus
wdNoHighlight.

Then make a new toolbar (Tools Customize Toolbars New) and add a
button for each macro, as described at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oToToolbar.htm.

Some people have complained that the colors available for highlighting are
too garish, and print so dark that they obscure the text. If you want to
play with a wider palette, you can imitate highlighting with text background
shading, using macros like this one:

Public Sub HighlightPaleGreen()
Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorLightGreen
End Sub

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org