select the text. click on Format - Borders and Shading. select the Shading tab. Choose a colour, or a shade of grey. With some colours the font automatically changes to white. If you need to change font colour, see below. Click OK. Font colour: Select the text. Click on Format - Font. Select White as your font colour. Click OK. Another way to shade text would be with the highlighter tool, found in the Formatting toolbar. Select the text, click the toolbar button. Click the arrow next to the button to choose another colour. ----- justin_morgan69@xxxxxxxxxxx "First things first - - but not necessarily in that order." --Doctor Who ----Original Message Follows---- From: Ray Shapp <ras45@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> You said: <<<<The background doesn't have to be changed if you change font size. It's not a case of defining a "text box" -- just create the text and change the foreground and background colors.>> <<Just like this, even if the font size changes - it works.>> I don't understand that. HOW does one change the background color for individual word or parts of lines of text? How to change background behind only selected text? _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Win two gold tickets to see Robbie Williams live! http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=729&referral=hotmailtagline&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/compIntro.aspx?compId=298 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************