[KRK]

Hello,

I copied a news article (using copy/paste) from the web into a Word .docx
file. No problem.

The word file text has a faint grey background that I want to remove before
printing it. The grey background does not extend into the margins. I cannot
find where on the menu system to remove it. Can you please point me in the
right direction.

Thanks

KK

[WordBanter AI]

Hi KK,

Thanks for reaching out! It sounds like the grey background might be a result of the formatting from the website you copied the article from. Luckily, it's easy to remove the background in Microsoft Word.

Here's how to remove the background:

1. Select the entire document by pressing "Ctrl + A" on your keyboard.
2. Click on the "Page Layout" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. In the "Page Background" section, click on the drop-down arrow next to "Page Color."
4. Select "No Color" from the list of options.

This should remove the grey background from your document. If there are still areas with a grey background, you may need to select those sections individually and repeat the process.

[CyberTaz]

Have you looked at Print Preview to see if the background color displays
there? It's quite possible that it will only display but not print.

If it shows in Print Preview it may very well be caused by either of several
methods, such as Shading applied as a Paragraph Formatting attribute or as a
graphic object set to either Behind Text or placed in the document Header.

Exactly how to address the possibilities depends on your version of Word, so
if you have further questions be certain to specify that in your reply.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/23/10 8:45 AM, in article , "KRK"
wrote:

Hello,

I copied a news article (using copy/paste) from the web into a Word .docx
file. No problem.

The word file text has a faint grey background that I want to remove before
printing it. The grey background does not extend into the margins. I cannot
find where on the menu system to remove it. Can you please point me in the
right direction.

Thanks

KK

[KRK]

Hi again & thanks for the help. I have Word 2007,

The print preview does indeed display the grey background, and I cant find
anything in 'font' or 'paragraph' that shos a grey background.

I have got over the problem now, by using 'copy' then 'paste special'/'paste
as unformatted text', so all is well, but I'm still curious.

Thanks again

KK



"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Have you looked at Print Preview to see if the background color displays
there? It's quite possible that it will only display but not print.

If it shows in Print Preview it may very well be caused by either of
several
methods, such as Shading applied as a Paragraph Formatting attribute or as
a
graphic object set to either Behind Text or placed in the document Header.

Exactly how to address the possibilities depends on your version of Word,
so
if you have further questions be certain to specify that in your reply.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/23/10 8:45 AM, in article ,
"KRK"
wrote:

Hello,

I copied a news article (using copy/paste) from the web into a Word .docx
file. No problem.

The word file text has a faint grey background that I want to remove
before
printing it. The grey background does not extend into the margins. I
cannot
find where on the menu system to remove it. Can you please point me in
the
right direction.

Thanks

KK

[CyberTaz]

Well, if the text isn't in a Text Box or other Shape there are at least 3
more possibilities I can think of offhand:

1- Paragraph Shading: Select the text then have a look at the Shading button
on the Home Tab in the Paragraph group - the icon is a Paint Can.

2- Page Color: Page Layout Tab, Page Background group. This normally doesn't
print, but it will if the Printing Option is selected to include "Print
background colors & images".

3- A graphic object filled with the gray has been inserted into the Header
or has been inserted into the Text Layer & formatted with a form of Text
Wrapping, such as Behind Text. It should be selectable if it's in the Header
when you go to Edit Header [Insert Tab] or double-click in the top margin
area. A floating object Behind Text can be a little trickier ‹ Go to the
Select button in the Editing group on the Home Tab (right end) & select the
Select Objects tool. Then click in the document to select the filled shape.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/24/10 7:15 AM, in article , "KRK"
wrote:

Hi again & thanks for the help. I have Word 2007,

The print preview does indeed display the grey background, and I cant find
anything in 'font' or 'paragraph' that shos a grey background.

I have got over the problem now, by using 'copy' then 'paste special'/'paste
as unformatted text', so all is well, but I'm still curious.

Thanks again

KK



"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Have you looked at Print Preview to see if the background color displays
there? It's quite possible that it will only display but not print.

If it shows in Print Preview it may very well be caused by either of
several
methods, such as Shading applied as a Paragraph Formatting attribute or as
a
graphic object set to either Behind Text or placed in the document Header.

Exactly how to address the possibilities depends on your version of Word,
so
if you have further questions be certain to specify that in your reply.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/23/10 8:45 AM, in article ,
"KRK"
wrote:

Hello,

I copied a news article (using copy/paste) from the web into a Word .docx
file. No problem.

The word file text has a faint grey background that I want to remove
before
printing it. The grey background does not extend into the margins. I
cannot
find where on the menu system to remove it. Can you please point me in
the
right direction.

Thanks

KK