[David Parry Watkins]

How do I discover the Gray % on an already-shaded table cell in a document I
created earlier? If I select the cell, and call up Borders and
Shading|Shading , none of the Fill boxes is highlighted. Although the cell
clearly has partial shading, I can't find out what it is, eg, Gray-37.5%,
Gray-40%, etc.

I'm using Word 2003 version 11.5604.5606
Product ID 70160-OEM-56900994-08525

[Idaho Word Man]

That's puzzling. I also am running 2003, and when I select the cell, one of
the fill boxes IS highlighted. If I just have my cursor in the cell, the
fill box isn't highlighted. But if I actually select the cell (so that it
turns black), the fill box shows up just fine.

To select the cell the way I did, put your cursor in the cell, hold down the
shift key, and hit the right arrow once. That should select the cell.

Fred

"David Parry Watkins" wrote:

How do I discover the Gray % on an already-shaded table cell in a document I
created earlier? If I select the cell, and call up Borders and
Shading|Shading , none of the Fill boxes is highlighted. Although the cell
clearly has partial shading, I can't find out what it is, eg, Gray-37.5%,
Gray-40%, etc.

I'm using Word 2003 version 11.5604.5606
Product ID 70160-OEM-56900994-08525

[David Parry Watkins]

Dear "Idaho Word Man"
I am very embarassed. Minutes after I sent my query, I realised that the
cell I was testing was not grayed, but had a pattern. When I went to a
genuinely grayed cell, sure enough, up came a highlighted square in the grid
of Fill levels on the Borders and Shading|Shading tab. Thank you very much
indeed for taking the trouble to respond. Next time, I'll be a bit more
careful before banging out a panic message!
David W

"Idaho Word Man" wrote:

That's puzzling. I also am running 2003, and when I select the cell, one of
the fill boxes IS highlighted. If I just have my cursor in the cell, the
fill box isn't highlighted. But if I actually select the cell (so that it
turns black), the fill box shows up just fine.

To select the cell the way I did, put your cursor in the cell, hold down the
shift key, and hit the right arrow once. That should select the cell.

Fred

"David Parry Watkins" wrote:

How do I discover the Gray % on an already-shaded table cell in a document I
created earlier? If I select the cell, and call up Borders and
Shading|Shading , none of the Fill boxes is highlighted. Although the cell
clearly has partial shading, I can't find out what it is, eg, Gray-37.5%,
Gray-40%, etc.

I'm using Word 2003 version 11.5604.5606
Product ID 70160-OEM-56900994-08525

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Another troubleshooting technique you could use is to look at the
information in the Reveal Formatting task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"David Parry Watkins" wrote in
message ...
Dear "Idaho Word Man"
I am very embarassed. Minutes after I sent my query, I realised that the
cell I was testing was not grayed, but had a pattern. When I went to a
genuinely grayed cell, sure enough, up came a highlighted square in the
grid
of Fill levels on the Borders and Shading|Shading tab. Thank you very
much
indeed for taking the trouble to respond. Next time, I'll be a bit more
careful before banging out a panic message!
David W

"Idaho Word Man" wrote:

That's puzzling. I also am running 2003, and when I select the cell, one
of
the fill boxes IS highlighted. If I just have my cursor in the cell,
the
fill box isn't highlighted. But if I actually select the cell (so that
it
turns black), the fill box shows up just fine.

To select the cell the way I did, put your cursor in the cell, hold down
the
shift key, and hit the right arrow once. That should select the cell.

Fred

"David Parry Watkins" wrote:

How do I discover the Gray % on an already-shaded table cell in a
document I
created earlier? If I select the cell, and call up Borders and
Shading|Shading , none of the Fill boxes is highlighted. Although the
cell
clearly has partial shading, I can't find out what it is, eg,
Gray-37.5%,
Gray-40%, etc.

I'm using Word 2003 version 11.5604.5606
Product ID 70160-OEM-56900994-08525