There should be a 'colors used in document' feature in Word.

G

Guest

In FrontPage XP, at least, there was a addition to the color chooser box that
put every color used on the webpage there for selection. This was useful to
quickly pick and stay consistent with colors in complicated webpages.

Word 2003 doesn't have this option. I can't select a group of text and see
what color it is and easily apply that color to other sections of text. I
have to manually enter in the RGB values to make my headings the colors I
want. This is a pain in the but with complext documents - I paid 400 dollars
for Office, I shouldn't have to be typing in RBG values.

There's not need for this! Even older Microsoft programs had a "Add to
costum pallete" feature on the color chooser.

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J

Jay Freedman

For Word 2003, define styles that include the colors you want for your
headings, and just apply the styles to the text as needed.

Try the Word 2007 beta, where you'll find themes that let you choose a
whole set of coordinated colors for headings, graphics, tables, etc.
and switch to another theme with one click.

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On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:08:02 -0700, Chad Haer <Chad
 
J

Jay Freedman

For Word 2003, define styles that include the colors you want for your
headings, and just apply the styles to the text as needed.

Try the Word 2007 beta, where you'll find themes that let you choose a
whole set of coordinated colors for headings, graphics, tables, etc.
and switch to another theme with one click.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:08:02 -0700, Chad Haer <Chad
 
G

Guest

That's kind of a round-a-bout "take more work" approach to doing it,
especially when I'm just editing old documents. It was simple, faster, and
let me see how many colors I was using in my design in XP.

I've never bothered with styles before but if I must I must - but it will
take longer... yay for increased productivity...

An 'eye-dropper' tool would be handy too - why write down RGB values to
match things? I should just be able to see what color something is and
"match propertise" or match color. AutoDesk has that with AutoCAD - why not
for Word's word processing?

It's a color function, so it belongs in the color palatte tool, not in the
headshrinker styles...

but... *sigh*
hurray for lost functionality...
 
G

Guest

That's kind of a round-a-bout "take more work" approach to doing it,
especially when I'm just editing old documents. It was simple, faster, and
let me see how many colors I was using in my design in XP.

I've never bothered with styles before but if I must I must - but it will
take longer... yay for increased productivity...

An 'eye-dropper' tool would be handy too - why write down RGB values to
match things? I should just be able to see what color something is and
"match propertise" or match color. AutoDesk has that with AutoCAD - why not
for Word's word processing?

It's a color function, so it belongs in the color palatte tool, not in the
headshrinker styles...

but... *sigh*
hurray for lost functionality...
 
B

Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Chad,

An eye dropper tool is a long standing 'wish' for addition to the core MS Office programs. It hasn't happened in Word 2007 either.

If you want to copy color (along with fonts and other information from one area of text to another in Word try the format painter
tool on the toolbar. Highlight the formatting you want, click the format painter then paint the text you want to match the first
text.

========
That's kind of a round-a-bout "take more work" approach to doing it,
especially when I'm just editing old documents. It was simple, faster, and
let me see how many colors I was using in my design in XP.

I've never bothered with styles before but if I must I must - but it will
take longer... yay for increased productivity...

An 'eye-dropper' tool would be handy too - why write down RGB values to
match things? I should just be able to see what color something is and
"match propertise" or match color. AutoDesk has that with AutoCAD - why not
for Word's word processing?

It's a color function, so it belongs in the color palatte tool, not in the
headshrinker styles...

but... *sigh*
hurray for lost functionality... >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie :)
the 2007 Microsoft Office system info,
online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net
 
B

Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Chad,

An eye dropper tool is a long standing 'wish' for addition to the core MS Office programs. It hasn't happened in Word 2007 either.

If you want to copy color (along with fonts and other information from one area of text to another in Word try the format painter
tool on the toolbar. Highlight the formatting you want, click the format painter then paint the text you want to match the first
text.

========
That's kind of a round-a-bout "take more work" approach to doing it,
especially when I'm just editing old documents. It was simple, faster, and
let me see how many colors I was using in my design in XP.

I've never bothered with styles before but if I must I must - but it will
take longer... yay for increased productivity...

An 'eye-dropper' tool would be handy too - why write down RGB values to
match things? I should just be able to see what color something is and
"match propertise" or match color. AutoDesk has that with AutoCAD - why not
for Word's word processing?

It's a color function, so it belongs in the color palatte tool, not in the
headshrinker styles...

but... *sigh*
hurray for lost functionality... >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie :)
the 2007 Microsoft Office system info,
online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net
 

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