Do you ever find yourself trying to make something really stand out in a Word document? I don't mean just a bigger or different font. I mean a way to put something on the page that can't be ignored.
There are lots of things you can do (bolding, Italics, AutoShapes, etc...) but maybe turning this.
into this
is just the trick you're looking for.
The first step is to
highlight the text that you want to be in the color box. Just to create a border on the top and bottom of the text, I also highlighted the line above and below the text.
Next, you'll need to go to the
Format menu,
Borders and Shading choice.
Alt, then
O, then
B also gets you there.
Now that you're in the Borders and Shading window, you're looking for the
Shading tab.
Here, you can pick the background color. The example above was with a black background, but, as you can see, you have many choices.
Select the color that you want and then
click OK.
You'll be returned to your document, and when you click off the highlighted area you should see your information in a whole new way.
If you find that Word is highlighting an entire line in color instead of just the selected text, then go back to the Borders and Shading window and select
Text in the "
Apply to" field (bottom right corner) before clicking
OK again.
Also, if you have a version of Word that's really old, you may have to change the text color to white yourself. Newer versions will automatically switch the font color for you.
There is a world of possibilities with this one. You're not limited to just black and white. If it's a file that will be shared electronically, or printed in color, then you can use this technique in a variety of ways to really grab their attention.
Time to add a little color to your life!
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