Change the color of a font

[Guest]

How do I type add words to a document, but have the words I add in a
different color.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can change the font color directly using the Font Color button on the
toolbar or through Format | Font, but I suspect what you're looking for is
the Tools | Track Changes feature.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

This is close, but not what I am trying to do. A sixteen page "questions and
explain" paper was sent to me to assist in an upcoming test. The font the
questions are in are black and I want my responses to show in blue.

The frustrating part is having to go to the tool bar everytime I answer a
question and move to another part of the paper.

Is there a way to leave the questions in black and hav my responses in blue?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Create a paragraph style (or character style) with the blue font and assign
a keyboard shortcut to it.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Better yet, create an Answer paragraph style and make it the following style
for the Question style. Then when you press Enter at the end of a question,
you'll hav a paragraph in Answer style.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Graham Mayor]

I had considered adding that option, but the document may have a space for
the answers and/or the answers may be required on the same line as the
questions.

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[Guest]

I formatted and named a paragraph but when applying the new style it changed
the entire paragraph to blue question and all.

How can I get just the font to change when addressing each line of
questioning or explain. . .?

 

[Guest]

Here is an example:
• Explain the argument that this kind of government regulation of consumer
products is paternalistic. What are some responses to this criticism? Such
regulations are paternalistic toward consumers, undermining their autonomy.
It may be, however, that consumers often don’t choose a product freely, since
it is impossible for them to be fully informed about all products;
regulations help protect consumers’ autonomy rather than undermine it.
Regulations may be important for protecting some third party (e.g. taxpayers).

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you are making the answer part of the same paragraph as the question,
then you will need to use a character style and apply it only to the answer
portion.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I simply am looking to have anything I type no matter where I type it to
appear in blue without having to go the the tool bar after every answer I
give. You see, following each entry by me and as I move to answer other parts
of the "review" I want to see at a glance which parts of the sixteen page
file has been answered and what part needs work.

Is this possible?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Look at the Help topic about the "Track Changes" feature. That feature
is intended for exactly the purpose you described.

 

[Guest]

This was the very first suggestion written by "Suzanne Barnhill" However, I
went back to the topic as suggested and discovered that I could format that
option to color only; as such, it works as I need. Therefore thank you to all
especially Suzanne.