bprice1866 wrote:
I teach in a school and some of our word 2000's have 40 colors in the
palette while some only have 16 why, and how can I get the others to
have 40 colors

Are you sure the ones with 16 colors aren't Word 97 instead of Word 2000?
(Check what it says at the top of the Help About dialog.)

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org