How do I change the "Automatic" font color in Microsoft Word?

[Guest]

In the toolbar in Microsof Word, you can see the button that changes the font
color. If you click on the little arrow to its right, you see a drop-down
menu. In the menu there is a box saying "Automatic" and displaying what the
current automatic color is (usually black). I need to know how to change the
automatic color. Thank you.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Laura,

The automatic color is determined by the "Windows Text" color set in Control
Panel>Display>Appearance. Changing this color will effect text color
globally in your windows applications.

 

[Guest]

Hi Laura-

Just reading between the lines, if you _do not_ want to affect font color in
any program but Word, you can do so through Format>Font. Make whatever
specifications you wish, including font color, then click [Default] and
confirm Yes. Also, if you are prompted to save changes to normal.dot when you
Exit Word, confirm Yes again.

Note: This will _not_ change the Automatic color setting dictated by the
Windows Control Panel as Greg points out.

HTH |:>)

 

[Greg]

CyberTaz,

Good point. You have probably answered the the OPs intended question.

 

[Klaus Linke]

Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark.
This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it, unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described).

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I don't
think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or white.

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

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Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark.
This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it,
unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described).

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Klaus Linke]

Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark.

This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it,
unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described).

Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I don't
think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or white.

Except when you change the Windows text color in "appearance" as described by Greg... Then it'll change between that color and white (didn't know that, but tried now).

Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Does the text actually print that color, too?

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Also, the "Automatic" color becomes white if the background is very dark.
This is done automatically, and you don't have a chance to influence it,
unless you specify the color (as CyberTaz described).

Which is the whole idea of "Automatic" as opposed to black. But I don't
think the font color ever changes to anything other than black or white.

Except when you change the Windows text color in "appearance" as described
by Greg... Then it'll change between that color and white (didn't know that,
but tried now).

Klaus

 

[Klaus Linke]

Does the text actually print that color, too?

No, thankfully not. After all, it's only a Windows appearance setting.
Although "print preview" still shows the text colored (which it shouldn't, I guess).

Greetings,
Klaus