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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in
the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
Unfortunately no. You can use shading in lieu of highlighting and if you do,
my Addin might be useful: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Highlighter.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. j123 wrote: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
Great question! I have a similar one. At my work, we have just moved to Word
2007, and the first highlighting that I did was by pressing on the arrow beside the highlight tool and I was offered the same colour options as are available under font colour. It was great and I highlighted a section with a nice light shade of grey, but the next time I pressed on the highlighter I only got the normal 15 harsher colours. If it happened once, it surely should be possible at other times. Can any experts tell me how? "j123" wrote: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
You probably used text shading rather than the Highlighter, which has never
offered more colors than those you see now. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Nasrine" wrote in message ... Great question! I have a similar one. At my work, we have just moved to Word 2007, and the first highlighting that I did was by pressing on the arrow beside the highlight tool and I was offered the same colour options as are available under font colour. It was great and I highlighted a section with a nice light shade of grey, but the next time I pressed on the highlighter I only got the normal 15 harsher colours. If it happened once, it surely should be possible at other times. Can any experts tell me how? "j123" wrote: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
I am sure that I pressed the highlight arrow, but even if not, how do I get
access to text shading instead? (I don't get any help on text shading when pressing F1; I only get the same help text as text highlighting.) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You probably used text shading rather than the Highlighter, which has never offered more colors than those you see now. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Nasrine" wrote in message ... Great question! I have a similar one. At my work, we have just moved to Word 2007, and the first highlighting that I did was by pressing on the arrow beside the highlight tool and I was offered the same colour options as are available under font colour. It was great and I highlighted a section with a nice light shade of grey, but the next time I pressed on the highlighter I only got the normal 15 harsher colours. If it happened once, it surely should be possible at other times. Can any experts tell me how? "j123" wrote: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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Is it possible to change the preselected highlight colors?
Text shading is applied with the "paint can" button in the Paragraph section
of the Home ribbon. To make it easier, though, download the Highlighter add-in from http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Highlighter.htm. Nasrine wrote: I am sure that I pressed the highlight arrow, but even if not, how do I get access to text shading instead? (I don't get any help on text shading when pressing F1; I only get the same help text as text highlighting.) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You probably used text shading rather than the Highlighter, which has never offered more colors than those you see now. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Nasrine" wrote in message ... Great question! I have a similar one. At my work, we have just moved to Word 2007, and the first highlighting that I did was by pressing on the arrow beside the highlight tool and I was offered the same colour options as are available under font colour. It was great and I highlighted a section with a nice light shade of grey, but the next time I pressed on the highlighter I only got the normal 15 harsher colours. If it happened once, it surely should be possible at other times. Can any experts tell me how? "j123" wrote: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 and would like to change the colors that are in the highlight menu. The existing colours are either too dark or too harsh and bright. Is there a way new colours can be added or the existing colors edited? |
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