Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 18, 2017)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 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, 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.
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