Borders and Shading Using MS Word 2007
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As shown in the image, clicking on the down arrow next to the paint bucket opens the color box, which displays Theme and Standard colors, No color and More colors, just in case the color you are looking for is not shown in the color box. As you move your mouse over each color, that color is previewed as the background color of the paragraph your cursor is located. The color will fill the whole paragraph or, part of the paragraph by selecting the text you want the color to fill the background with, then selecting the color. This is similar to highlighting. However, a couple of differences are that there are many more color options with shading and when shading with a dark color the text color will turn white so it is visible.
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While different options are chosen the Preview window shows how those choices will look when applied. Within the Preview window are four buttons that allow you to add or remove just the top, bottom, left or right borders. To show some of the options available, I selected Shadow under Setting adding a drop shadow to my paragraph. Then I decided to get a little crazier -- for demonstration purposes only -- and added the dashed line for the Style, red for the Color, and adjusted the width of the dashed line to 1 ½ pt. I also selected the Shading tab and chose light tan for a background color. Shading also offers patterns that can be applied to the background, that even for demonstration purposes were too much to add!
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As always, explore and try out different options to see how they will look. Remember, that these enhancements are just that -- ways to enhance your message but not overpower it!
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