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Default background color in Word
I know how to change the Window color for all of the programs, but how does
one go about changing it just for MS Word? I went so far as opening Normal.dot and changing the background color there and then saving it; however, even though everything else I do to Normal.dot (font type and size, etc.) remains when starting a new blank document, the background color does not carry over into the blank document. This, to me, is a flaw. I'm sure, until Microsoft addresses this upon its next release, there is a way to go into some file and edit a line that tells Windows, or the computer, what color to display as Word's background. Or maybe the computer sees them as one in the same; maybe there's no separating the two, Word's window color and Windows window color? |
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I believe the option to print background colours was introduced with Word
2003 (tools options print background colours and images). Note that most printers will not print to the edge of the papoer so you will have a white border around your page. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DuBojangles wrote: I know how to change the Window color for all of the programs, but how does one go about changing it just for MS Word? I went so far as opening Normal.dot and changing the background color there and then saving it; however, even though everything else I do to Normal.dot (font type and size, etc.) remains when starting a new blank document, the background color does not carry over into the blank document. This, to me, is a flaw. I'm sure, until Microsoft addresses this upon its next release, there is a way to go into some file and edit a line that tells Windows, or the computer, what color to display as Word's background. Or maybe the computer sees them as one in the same; maybe there's no separating the two, Word's window color and Windows window color? |
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That assumes that DuBojangles wants to print the background color. I think
he/she just wants to change the "paper color" in Word. The only way to do this is to change the window color in Windows. -- 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. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... I believe the option to print background colours was introduced with Word 2003 (tools options print background colours and images). Note that most printers will not print to the edge of the papoer so you will have a white border around your page. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DuBojangles wrote: I know how to change the Window color for all of the programs, but how does one go about changing it just for MS Word? I went so far as opening Normal.dot and changing the background color there and then saving it; however, even though everything else I do to Normal.dot (font type and size, etc.) remains when starting a new blank document, the background color does not carry over into the blank document. This, to me, is a flaw. I'm sure, until Microsoft addresses this upon its next release, there is a way to go into some file and edit a line that tells Windows, or the computer, what color to display as Word's background. Or maybe the computer sees them as one in the same; maybe there's no separating the two, Word's window color and Windows window color? |
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Thanks, to the both of you. And Suzanne, you are right, I just wanted to
change the paper color. Thank you. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: That assumes that DuBojangles wants to print the background color. I think he/she just wants to change the "paper color" in Word. The only way to do this is to change the window color in Windows. -- 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. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... I believe the option to print background colours was introduced with Word 2003 (tools options print background colours and images). Note that most printers will not print to the edge of the papoer so you will have a white border around your page. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DuBojangles wrote: I know how to change the Window color for all of the programs, but how does one go about changing it just for MS Word? I went so far as opening Normal.dot and changing the background color there and then saving it; however, even though everything else I do to Normal.dot (font type and size, etc.) remains when starting a new blank document, the background color does not carry over into the blank document. This, to me, is a flaw. I'm sure, until Microsoft addresses this upon its next release, there is a way to go into some file and edit a line that tells Windows, or the computer, what color to display as Word's background. Or maybe the computer sees them as one in the same; maybe there's no separating the two, Word's window color and Windows window color? |
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