Oh, you want to change the *default* fill color for text boxes. Then
you have to open your template as a document (via FileOpen), create a
text box, specify the desired settings and make these the default.

Note that there is no way to specify default settings just for text
boxes. Instead, your changes applies to all autoshapes (including
callouts and arrows, for example). Anyway, here is how to do it: With
the cursor in the text box, click Draw on the Drawing toolbar. Click
Set AutoShape Defaults.

After you have changed the defaults, you can delete the text box in
the template (unless of course you actually want one there). Finally,
save and close the file.

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Stefan Blom


"Ferret" wrote in message
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I have tried this and it still comes up with the original colour.


"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Do the following: Make sure the cursor is in the text box. On the
Format menu, click Text Box. Click the Colors and Lines tab. Under
"Fill", specify a color, and then click OK.

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Stefan Blom