In Microsoft Word, how do I change the background color?

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I like to type white letters on a black background...I can't seem to find a
way to change this in Word (I use Word 2003). Any suggestions?
 
You can't. You can do white on a blue background but this is problematic
(some formatting characters are grey and seem to get lost on the screen).
Tools > Options > View > General

Otherwise, you can change your Windows settings. (I currently type in black
on a sky-blue background.).
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Hi, jiggidy. You can choose a blue background with white text by selecting
that option in Tools | Options | General.
 
Charles Kenyon said:
You can't. You can do white on a blue background but this is problematic
(some formatting characters are grey and seem to get lost on the screen).
Tools > Options > View > General

Otherwise, you can change your Windows settings. (I currently type in black
on a sky-blue background.).
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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I'd do this:
View > Print Layout
Format>Background
Choose the color for the background & OK
Format>Font
Choose color white for text and OK

Let me know how it works out

Zar
 
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