Word 2000 has 24-bit color (millions of colors, not just the 40 shown on the
palette). If a copy of Word has only 16 colors it is probably Word 97 or
earlier.

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"bprice1866" wrote in message
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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