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| Dear Barb, |
| Lots and Lots of Colors Which shade of blue do you like? |
| Sometimes when I'm typing a document in Word or Works, I want to make some of the text a particular color, not one of the standard colors in the font formatting dialog box. Well, there are many more colors to choose from, you just have to know how to find them. These choices are probably available in many of the programs on your computer, just poke around and see if you can find it. First, in Microsoft Word or Works, type your text, then highlight the text you want to change. (See page 64 of my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics, to learn how to highlight text.) In Word, LEFT click Format, LEFT click Font. Look under Font Color on the left side in the middle of the dialog box. It currently says Automatic. LEFT click the dropdown arrow beside Automatic and you will see a list of colors. At the bottom of the box it says More Colors. Click More Colors and a honeycomb hexagon of colors will appear. In the bottom right corner of the dialog box you will see a square that represents your current text color. Click on one of the honeycomb cells of color and the top half of this box will show you the new color you have selected. If that's not the exact color you were looking for, click something else. When you find the perfect color, click OK. Click OK again and you will have a lovely new color. Click away from your highlighted text to see your new color. Microsoft Works is just a little different. As above, highlight the text, LEFT click Format, LEFT click Font, click the dropdown arrow beside Automatic under Color. You will see a list of colors. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list and click More Colors. You will see an array of colors, kind of like the Aurora Borealis. Click anywhere in this colorful display to choose the exact shade you want to use. Click OK and click OK again. You've done it. Enjoy playing with colors! Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing. |
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