View | Header and Footer. Select some of the text in the text box and go to
Format | Font. Select Color and proceed from there.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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"Annette" wrote in message
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Hi Suzanne

the watermark is a text box

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Is the watermark WordArt or a text box?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Annette" wrote in message
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I need to reveal the font colour used in a text watermark on a word
document
- I am using word 2002 - XP Office Professional

many thanks