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How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added
several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Hi Boomer,
Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do
each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Hi Boomer,
No settings - it should work. Alternatively, having done one, select the next one and press F4. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Thank you macropod. I can't get that to work either. Will have to remember
to make sure that I set the text box to be 100% transparent next time. "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Boomer, No settings - it should work. Alternatively, having done one, select the next one and press F4. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button
called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Good thought, but even that won't do any good if the objects are In Line
with Text - the list will be blank. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 6:56 AM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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I will remember this "In Line With Text" option. Thanks but may be this is
not concerned with Boomer. "CyberTaz" wrote: Good thought, but even that won't do any good if the objects are In Line with Text - the list will be blank. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 6:56 AM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Thanks to all for the replies. Please don't hurt me. 'I had been doing a lot
all day and I was using Document Imaging. Not Word. Everything was very informative. I learned a lot and will use this info on other documents that I work with in Word. Thank you again "RajKohli" wrote in message ... I will remember this "In Line With Text" option. Thanks but may be this is not concerned with Boomer. "CyberTaz" wrote: Good thought, but even that won't do any good if the objects are In Line with Text - the list will be blank. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 6:56 AM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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If he can't successfully shift-click to select multiple objects - as plainly
stated in the OP's second post - it is the most likely reason. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 10:21 PM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: I will remember this "In Line With Text" option. Thanks but may be this is not concerned with Boomer. "CyberTaz" wrote: Good thought, but even that won't do any good if the objects are In Line with Text - the list will be blank. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 6:56 AM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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Are 'Phreddy' & 'Boomer' one in the same?
Either way I see no indication of anyone looking to hurt either of you You may not have had success with macropod's F4 suggestion because it must be done immediately after an action - and only repeats that action. If you had gone on to do something else F4 (which calls the EditRedoOrRepeat command) would not pertain to the formatting action. IOW, if you select an object & reformat it using the Format Object dialog you can select the next one & press F4 to format it with all the same effects (because all changes made in the dialog are applied as a single action). However, if you use the toolbar to change several effects F4 will only apply the last *one* of those to the newly selected object. By the same token you can use F4 to just about any action. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Phreddy" wrote in message et... Thanks to all for the replies. Please don't hurt me. 'I had been doing a lot all day and I was using Document Imaging. Not Word. Everything was very informative. I learned a lot and will use this info on other documents that I work with in Word. Thank you again "RajKohli" wrote in message ... I will remember this "In Line With Text" option. Thanks but may be this is not concerned with Boomer. "CyberTaz" wrote: Good thought, but even that won't do any good if the objects are In Line with Text - the list will be blank. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 11/19/06 6:56 AM, in article , "RajKohli" wrote: Here I have one more good technique. In the Drawing Toolbar, here is a button called "Toolbar Options" used to Add / Remove button from the toolbar (down arrow shape), click this Button - chose Add / Remove Buttons - click Drawings - in the list select "Select Multiple Objects". A new button will be added to your drawing toolbar. Click this button and a list of all drawing objects available in your page will be listed. Select as you desire. Hope this information help everyone, let us know! "Boomer" wrote: Holding shift nd clicking on additional boxes doesn't work. Am having to do each on individually. Is there a setting somewhere for this? "macropod" wrote: Hi Boomer, Select each of the text boxes (eg select the first, hold down the Shift key & select the second, and so on), then use Format|Text Box|Colors and Lines to apply the required color. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Boomer" wrote in message ... How do I change the color of the fill in an existing text box? I have added several comments on a TIFF image and now want to make this change without redoing everything. If it is possible, can it be done globally? Am using Word 2003. |
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