Here are some of the color changes you might make in Word.

pop kick open the Word document in which you want to change the background color.

In Word 2010, go toPage Layout>Page Color.

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SelectPage Colorto display a list of color options available as background tints.

opt for color you want fromStandard ColorsorTheme Colors.

To add a custom color, selectMore Colors.

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Select a color from the wheel and chooseOK.

To remove a page color, selectPage Colorand chooseNo Color.

The document background isn’t limited to solid colors.

Word’s Design tab with the Page Color option highlighted

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Add a pattern, texture or image as a background.

To do this, select Fill Effects and selectGradient,Texture,PatternorPicture.

When you are in the correct section, pick the options you want to apply.

Page Color menu in Word with Theme Colors and Standard Colors highlighted

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Change all or part of the text to colors other than black.

grab the text you want to work with.

snag the Font Color drop-down arrow to open theFont Colormenu.

Page Color menu in Word with the More Colors option highlighted

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Hover over the colors to see a preview of the color on the selected text.

To see additional colors, choseMore Colors.

In theColorsdialog box, choose the color you want to apply to the selected text.

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Highlight Text in Color

Another way to emphasize important information in your document is to highlight it.

grab the text you want to highlight.

Go to theHometab and select theText Highlight Colordrop-down arrow to display theHighlight Colormenu.

The Page Color menu in Word with the No Color option highlighted

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Select any color in the menu to apply the highlighting effect to the selected text.

SelectNo Colorto remove the highlighting.

If you have a great deal of text to highlight, change the cursor into a highlighter.

Fill Effects window in Word

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To see them, go to theDesigntab and selectColors.

Go to theDesigntab and selectColors, then selectCustomize Colors.

In theNametext box, enter a descriptive name for the theme.

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However, this option has not been available since Word 2003.

Word with the Text Color menu highlighted

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Word with the More Colors option highlighted

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The Colors window in Word

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Word with the highlight color menu highlighted

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Highlighted text in a Word document

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Highlight Color menu in Word with the No Color option highlighted

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Word with the Colors menu highlighted

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The Create New Theme Colors dialog box in Word

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