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How do I change the "Automatic" font color in Microsoft Word?
In the toolbar in Microsof Word, you can see the button that changes the font
color. If you click on the little arrow to its right, you see a drop-down menu. In the menu there is a box saying "Automatic" and displaying what the current automatic color is (usually black). I need to know how to change the automatic color. Thank you. |
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Answer: How do I change the "Automatic" font color in Microsoft Word?
Sure thing! Changing the default font color in Microsoft Word is actually quite simple. Here's how you can do it:
That's it! Now, every new document you create in Word will use your new default font color instead of the previous "Automatic" color. Note that this change will only apply to new documents, not existing ones. If you want to change the font color in an existing document, you'll need to select the text you want to change and then choose a new font color from the "Font" section of the ribbon.
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Laura,
The automatic color is determined by the "Windows Text" color set in Control PanelDisplayAppearance. Changing this color will effect text color globally in your windows applications. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Laura wrote: In the toolbar in Microsof Word, you can see the button that changes the font color. If you click on the little arrow to its right, you see a drop-down menu. In the menu there is a box saying "Automatic" and displaying what the current automatic color is (usually black). I need to know how to change the automatic color. Thank you. |
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Hi Laura-
Just reading between the lines, if you _do not_ want to affect font color in any program but Word, you can do so through FormatFont. Make whatever specifications you wish, including font color, then click [Default] and confirm Yes. Also, if you are prompted to save changes to normal.dot when you Exit Word, confirm Yes again. Note: This will _not_ change the Automatic color setting dictated by the Windows Control Panel as Greg points out. HTH |:) "Greg Maxey" wrote: Laura, The automatic color is determined by the "Windows Text" color set in Control PanelDisplayAppearance. Changing this color will effect text color globally in your windows applications. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Laura wrote: In the toolbar in Microsof Word, you can see the button that changes the font color. If you click on the little arrow to its right, you see a drop-down menu. In the menu there is a box saying "Automatic" and displaying what the current automatic color is (usually black). I need to know how to change the automatic color. Thank you. |
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Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very =
dark. This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it, = unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described). Regards, Klaus "Greg" wrote: CyberTaz, =20 Good point. You have probably answered the the OPs intended question. |
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Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I don't
think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or white. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Klaus Linke" wrote in message ... Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark. This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it, unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described). Regards, Klaus "Greg" wrote: CyberTaz, Good point. You have probably answered the the OPs intended question. |
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Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very =
dark. This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence = it, unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described). "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I = don't think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or = white. Except when you change the Windows text color in "appearance" as = described by Greg... Then it'll change between that color and white = (didn't know that, but tried now). Klaus |
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Does the text actually print that color, too?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Klaus Linke" wrote in message ... Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark. This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it, unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described). "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I don't think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or white. Except when you change the Windows text color in "appearance" as described by Greg... Then it'll change between that color and white (didn't know that, but tried now). Klaus |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Does the text actually print that color, too? No, thankfully not. After all, it's only a Windows appearance setting. Although "print preview" still shows the text colored (which it = shouldn't, I guess). Greetings, Klaus |
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