In this article, we plan to show you 5 useful methods to remove highlighting or shading quickly in your Word document. Now and then, do you get confused by highlighting and shading in Word documents? They look so much alike that it’s hard for us to tell them apart from one to another.
Therefore, we make a comparison of them: Similarity Difference Shading Highlighting Shading Highlighting Both can highlight contents to make them attractive. Shading can be applied to both table and text.
Jan 18, 2016 - Shading means converting a text into colored background or fill the text with specific color and in different styles to specific text or word. Sep 8, 2015 - Adding shading to the table can make reading the data in our table easier. For example, you. NOTE: We used Word 2013 to illustrate this feature. Microsoft Abandons Windows 10's Constant Forced Updates.
Shading can be a part of style. More color options for shading 4. You can’t find shading by using “Find” feature. Highlighting can be applied to text only. Highlighting is not a part of style.
Less color choices 4. You can find highlighting by using “Find” feature. 2 Methods to Remove Text Highlighting Now let’s take a look at how to clear them respectively. If you know the texts are in highlighting, you can deploy the following methods.
Method 1: Choose No Color for Highlighting. Firstly, select the texts in highlight. Then click “Text Highlight Color” in “Font” group under “Home” tab. On the drop-down menu, choose “No Color”. Method 2: Use “Find and Replace” Feature.
Firstly, click “Home”, then “Replace” to open “Find and Replace” dialog box. Then ensure “Replace” tab is on. Place cursor at the “Find what” text box and click “More”. Next, click “Format”. Then click “Highlight”. Now place cursor at “Replace with” text box.
Next repeat step 3 and 4 twice. Lastly, click “Replace All”. 2 Methods to Remove Shading If you ae sure the Words are in shading, here are ways to clear. Method 1: Choose No Color for Shading. To start with, select text in shading.
Then click “Shading” in “Paragraph” group under “Home” tab. Next choose “No Color”. Then all shading is gone. Method 2: Use Shortcut Earlier, we just mentioned that shading can be a part of a style. So you can remove it by pressing “Ctrl+ Q”.
Certainly, you have to select them first. By the way, it can strip other formatting, such as converting auto numbered list to plain text. 2 Methods to Remove Both Highlighting and Shading Method 1: Paste as Unformatted Text. To begin with, select the target text and press “Ctrl+ X” to cut them of the document. Then click “Paste Special” on the drop-down menu of “Paste” option to open the same name dialog box where you should choose “Unformatted Text”. Next simply click “OK” will be enough.
Method 2: The VBA Codes. Firstly press the “Alt+ F11” to open VBA editor. Next paste the following codes and click “Run” to remove both highlighting and shading: Sub RemoveShadingandHighlights Selection.Font.Shading.Texture = wdTextureNone Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorWhite Selection.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorWhite Selection.Range.HighlightColorIndex = wdNoHighlight End Sub Note: Before you hit the “Run” button, you have to select the target text first. You can press “Ctrl+ A” to select the whole document.
In case you want to determine whether you have a text in highlighting or shading, you are welcome to use the codes to check it out. The codes to remove highlighting are: Sub RemoveAllHighlights Selection.Range.HighlightColorIndex = wdNoHighlight End Sub While the codes to remove shading are: Sub RemoveShading Selection.Font.Shading.Texture = wdTextureNone Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorWhite Selection.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorWhite End Sub If either of the 2 set of codes works, you can know what it is.
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Note: To create or edit form fields in Word 2007/2010/2013, you must first. Types of Microsoft Word form fields First, for the benefit of users who are new to using Microsoft Word forms, let me give a brief explanation of the two types of text form fields available in Word 2007 and Word 2010: legacy and content controls. Legacy form fields are a carry over from Word 2003 and earlier versions. There are three types available: text, checkbox, and drop-down list. If the form is saved as a Word 97 – 2003 (.doc) document, you must use legacy form fields to create your form. Legacy form fields have more configuration options available than Word 2007/2010 content controls, which is why they are still used. For example, you can attach a macro to a Legacy form field, but you cannot attach macros to one of the new content controls.
Content controls are new for Word 2007. For text form fields, you can select from either plain text or rich text formats. A rich text content control allows the user to format the text, such as adding bold or changing the font color. Removing form field shading from legacy fields Follow these steps to remove the form field shading from your custom Microsoft Word form:. On the Developer tab, click Design Mode. The gray shading in the legacy form field.
In the Controls group, click Legacy Tools. Click Form Field Shading. Click Design Mode again to toggle it off.
The gray shading in the form field is now gone To configure a Legacy form field, right-click it and select Properties. If you use Legacy form fields, you have to protect your form for filling in form fields, otherwise the form will not work. To protect a form in Word 2007, on the Developer tab, click Protect Document; in Word 2010, click Restrict Editing. Comments (These comments are from a previous commenting system.
Please add to the discussion using the comment box at the end of the page.) Works! By: Anonymous I looked at about 5 sites previous to this one and they were all wrong! This one actually works, nice one! By: Sue Hi Anon. Thanks for letting me know this tutorial helped you!
I don’t always get it right because sometimes I misunderstand the question or don’t know what version the person is using But I always hope that my readers will let me know if something doesn’t work as described. =D THANK YOU!! By: Heidi Exactly what I was looking for (after so many failed attempts to find the answer), and it was such an easy solution!Thank you!! Form fill in field shading by: Anonymous That’s been bugging me for a year!! Finally got rid of the shading.
By: Anonymous Thanks! I must have clicked every button in Word trying to get rid of that damn shading! I never would have figured that out on my own, and Word Help wasn’t much help. Why does Microsoft make this so complicated? Tip Works by: Anonymous I had the same experience–lots of sites with no answer, but this works. 07 Feb 2012 – Thank you! By: Kay Thank you so much for your tip!
I had already spent a several hours of my own trying to figure out how to turn off the shading after my manager had set up a template with it on. It was driving me and my managers CRAZY! 2010 is new to us so were all trying to figure out where all of the features we used to use are. After reading your tip I had the shading turned off within 5 min. Thanks again.
Great directions! By: Anonymous Thanks so much! I’m sure you saved me a lot of aggravation looking for this answer!