Add Background Color To Word 2007 Documents
Instead of using the standard white background with Word documents, here is how to add some background color to spice up your documents.
Open your word document and choose Page Layout on the Ribbon, then select page color to select the background color you want.
The nice thing about Word 2007 is you just need to hover the mouse over each color to see a preview of how it will look in the document. Select the background color you want and you are done.
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I've been looking how to add different background color to different pages of the same document all day long now…forums, sites like these, everywhere… Nothing. You can add a different watermark to a different page but where is the option to change color?
I'd also like to know how to make a page color apply only to certain pages in Word 2007. Section breaks appear to be ignored when using page colors and applies the page color to the entire document
if you have a solution to this I would love to hear it. Can't believe its not a feature.
I too am looking for a way to apply different background colors to different pages within the same document. I would be really greatful if anyone can help us. Thank You.
I discovered that, aparently, it's not possible. In order to change background you first have to create a table that ignores text and falls behind it (that's possible through the options). You then stretch the table to fit the whole page. You then place a picture into the table and the picture of the table becomes the background of the page.
If you want to get the background color printed, there is one more thing you have to do: click the office button, then Word Options (on the bottom), then click on Display (in the left pane), then go to Printing Options and enable ' Print background colors and images '. If this is not enabled, you may look at nice background colors on your screen but it will not print them.
When I put color on my page in word, as you describe above, it does not print in that color on the printer.. nor does it show in color in Print Preview. ????
Hey! Maybe you could help me with another issue I'm having with Office 2007. I hunted for two hours on line this past weekend. When inserting pictures in Word, I'm having trouble moving them around. Yes, I unclicked Snap to grid. I've Text in front, behing,you name it. I'm held on to Alt to move. I've tried using the up and down arrows. ARGH. They do move around nicley in the Website View though (?). This seems to only be a problem with more than one picture. With Office 2003, I could easily move around a lot of pictures.
Any help for me??
Huge thanks!
Sandy
Oops… I see the answer to my inquiry regarding printing a colored page, directly above my post.
I still need help on moving around inserted pictures in Word though.
er.. yeah that did work but when i go to print the background is still white
plz help!!
I use a text box or box shape, stretched to fill the page and select a fill colour as required. Then select order and send behind text. The shape can then be copied and placed on any page, and the fill colour changed if necessary.
I tried a text box and I am still not getting even the print view to show the color. Word has great background, I wish I could print it.
I can't get Word 2007 to print background colours or lines on text boxes either. I ahve updated the print options to allow background colours but it still does not work. Any ideas?