Word 2000.....on several existing documents when inserting a form field the
background of the form field remains white. If I turn the paragraph marker
on then 5 circles appear indicating where the form field is. If I insert a
form field on any new documents then the background on the form field is
displayed with its normal gray background. What needs to be done with these
other documents so the form field background is diplayed as its normal gray?

With the form unprotected, click on the Form Field Shading button on the
Forms toolbar.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jet" wrote in message
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Word 2000.....on several existing documents when inserting a form field
the
background of the form field remains white. If I turn the paragraph
marker
on then 5 circles appear indicating where the form field is. If I insert
a
form field on any new documents then the background on the form field is
displayed with its normal gray background. What needs to be done with
these
other documents so the form field background is diplayed as its normal
gray?

Thank you Suzanne. The Field Shading button was missing from my toolbar.
Things were easy after I added it!



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

With the form unprotected, click on the Form Field Shading button on the
Forms toolbar.

--
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.

"Jet" wrote in message
...
Word 2000.....on several existing documents when inserting a form field
the
background of the form field remains white. If I turn the paragraph
marker
on then 5 circles appear indicating where the form field is. If I insert
a
form field on any new documents then the background on the form field is
displayed with its normal gray background. What needs to be done with
these
other documents so the form field background is diplayed as its normal
gray?