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I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from
the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Did you click on the hyperlinks for Borders and for Shading in the Reveal
Formatting pane? The links should take you right to the place where you can edit the box or paragraph (not sure if these are actually text boxes or paragraphs with the shading, but the links will take you to whatever has been shaded). -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Unfortunately, I'm not getting a section for Borders/Shading in the Reveal
Formatting pane. And nothing that refers to a text box either. All I have to choose from is Font; Paragraph; Section then Margins, Layout, Paper, Header and Footer. I do have the text box highlighted when asking for Reveal Formatting. Bonnie "Alice" wrote: Did you click on the hyperlinks for Borders and for Shading in the Reveal Formatting pane? The links should take you right to the place where you can edit the box or paragraph (not sure if these are actually text boxes or paragraphs with the shading, but the links will take you to whatever has been shaded). -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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In that case, it sounds as though this "shadow" formatting is actually what
Microsoft calls a gradient in a text box. It's using two colors to get a pattern of shading - it's in Format Text Box, Colors and Lines, Fill Color, Fill Effects. You'll see the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box - this is where the colors are chosen and manipulated. Not sure why Office doesn't show the Text Box formatting in the Reveal Formatting pane. -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: Unfortunately, I'm not getting a section for Borders/Shading in the Reveal Formatting pane. And nothing that refers to a text box either. All I have to choose from is Font; Paragraph; Section then Margins, Layout, Paper, Header and Footer. I do have the text box highlighted when asking for Reveal Formatting. Bonnie "Alice" wrote: Did you click on the hyperlinks for Borders and for Shading in the Reveal Formatting pane? The links should take you right to the place where you can edit the box or paragraph (not sure if these are actually text boxes or paragraphs with the shading, but the links will take you to whatever has been shaded). -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Geez, I wish that was the answer. I don't think it is.
When I go to Fill Effects/Gradient, I only see the color to which I have changed it, plus dark gray (which I believe is the default for "one color"). I did poke around in there. There wasn't any red under 2-color. There was red under Pre-set since it was on "Early Sunset." I changed that one to one with blue/white, but that only changes the inside of the text box, nothing else. There aren't any applicable choices under "Line." Thanks for trying. Bonnie "Alice" wrote: In that case, it sounds as though this "shadow" formatting is actually what Microsoft calls a gradient in a text box. It's using two colors to get a pattern of shading - it's in Format Text Box, Colors and Lines, Fill Color, Fill Effects. You'll see the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box - this is where the colors are chosen and manipulated. Not sure why Office doesn't show the Text Box formatting in the Reveal Formatting pane. -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: Unfortunately, I'm not getting a section for Borders/Shading in the Reveal Formatting pane. And nothing that refers to a text box either. All I have to choose from is Font; Paragraph; Section then Margins, Layout, Paper, Header and Footer. I do have the text box highlighted when asking for Reveal Formatting. Bonnie "Alice" wrote: Did you click on the hyperlinks for Borders and for Shading in the Reveal Formatting pane? The links should take you right to the place where you can edit the box or paragraph (not sure if these are actually text boxes or paragraphs with the shading, but the links will take you to whatever has been shaded). -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Chances are it is two text boxes (or a text box over a table) and you have
only reformatted one of them. See if you can access the other text box using the white arrow on the drawing toolbar. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org GoBonnieGo wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in
my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached. So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the text box. Thanks for trying Graham. Bonnie "Graham Mayor" wrote: Chances are it is two text boxes (or a text box over a table) and you have only reformatted one of them. See if you can access the other text box using the white arrow on the drawing toolbar. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org GoBonnieGo wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Hi Bonnie,
Can you explain the process/steps you mentioned in your original message that resulted in a Word document and then a 'Word calendar'? I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar" I'm not sure I'm clear on how this document was created. Do you by any chance have a webpage, blog, skydrive or other web home where you can post a copy of the problem document and provide a link here? =============== "GoBonnieGo" wrote in message ... Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached. So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the text box. Thanks for trying Graham. Bonnie -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Can you zip it up and send me a sample of it to the link on the home page of
my web site? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org GoBonnieGo wrote: Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached. So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the text box. Thanks for trying Graham. Bonnie "Graham Mayor" wrote: Chances are it is two text boxes (or a text box over a table) and you have only reformatted one of them. See if you can access the other text box using the white arrow on the drawing toolbar. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org GoBonnieGo wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Bonnie,
Are you looking at these objects with your paragraph marks showing? I'm still inclined to suspect that this is paragraph or cell formatting inside a table cell. If you can land on one of the paragraph marks (if there is at least one) in the cell, you will see the formatting revealed. You won't see it just by having the cursor in the cell. A lot of folks use paragraph formatting as well as table formatting in tables. Makes things somewhat confusing. -- Alice. "GoBonnieGo" wrote: Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached. So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the text box. Thanks for trying Graham. Bonnie "Graham Mayor" wrote: Chances are it is two text boxes (or a text box over a table) and you have only reformatted one of them. See if you can access the other text box using the white arrow on the drawing toolbar. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org GoBonnieGo wrote: I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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Display the Drawing toolbar. Select the text box and click on the Shadow
Style button on the toolbar. If you just want to remove the shadow, you can select No Shadow. If you want to change the color, choose Shadow Settings. The rightmost button is for the color (you can also make it semitransparent). Other buttons allow you to nudge the shadow horizontally and vertically. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "GoBonnieGo" wrote in message ... I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red. Now I have a black box with a red shadow. I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next. I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea on this? Bonnie |
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