Check your list of sound schemes. I don't remember them all, but I know that at least one will announce colors. There are several different attribute combinations from which to choose, and one of them should be just what the doctor ordered. Ted -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alicia Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 12:18 PM To: jfw Subject: Tables in Word 2003 Hello, All: I have a cell in a table shaded light blue. How do I get JFW 8.0 or 7.1 to announce the color of the shading so I can verify that the cell is indeed shaded. Thanks, Alicia "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of >seeing people towards them." >- Helen Keller, 1925