Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 23, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Word provides a way you can shade the information in your document. This shading can be added in conjunction with any border you may specify for the paragraph. Word allows you to precisely control the degree of shading, as well. To add shading to a paragraph, follow these steps:
You can also apply shading to whatever text you select (instead of to an entire paragraph) by simply selecting that text in step 1.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (8711) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Highlighting Information Using Shading.
Create Custom Apps with VBA! Discover how to extend the capabilities of Office 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access) with VBA programming, using it for writing macros, automating Office applications, and creating custom applications. Check out Mastering VBA for Office 2013 today!
When your document uses fonts that are not available on your computer system, Word substitutes other fonts that it feels ...
Discover MoreIf you use small caps text in a document, you know that there are several steps involved in properly formatting the text. ...
Discover MoreYou can use the built-in Word shortcut to change the case of a text selection. You may have quite a few items in a ...
Discover MoreFREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
2023-12-27 02:00:36
GFIN Sunny
I hope following helps others.
How to get a Command by approximate name?
Word is powerful but for someone not having formal Word Training, I often find it difficult to find the Command.
Example of my use case is "Highlighting Text with Color different from standards of my organization or Microsoft".
I need to do following:
learn "Highlight Text with Customized Color" is actually Shading.
find exact name in Customize the Quick Access Toolbar dialog. Shading is not listed as Paragraph Shading nor Shading.
Is it possible I search with approximate name like "Highlight Text with Customized Color" to get to a command?
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-to-get-a-command-by-approximate-name/4f87fc9d-ec88-4f26-bec0-9e001e4b4ca8
Got a version of Word that uses the ribbon interface (Word 2007 or later)? This site is for you! If you use an earlier version of Word, visit our WordTips site focusing on the menu interface.
Visit the WordTips channel on YouTube
FREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
Copyright © 2025 Sharon Parq Associates, Inc.
Comments