The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b,
2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
SUMMARY
In early versions of Microsoft Word, you can shade words only by using a
Word 6.0 embedded object or the EQ field to overstrike text with shading.
NOTE: In Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition, you can apply
shading to sections of text as well as paragraphs so this workaround is not
needed.
MORE INFORMATION
To shade words you want, use the appropriate method for your version of
Word.
Microsoft Word Version 6.x - 7.0
- Place the insertion point where you want the shaded word to appear.
- On the Insert menu, click Object.
- Select Microsoft Word 6.0 Document.
- Type the word you want and shade it.
- On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Document."
- The object appears too wide. Position the item so it is the correct
size.
This is not an exact method; you may need to adjust the position of the
characters in the word slightly. After selecting the word, follow these
steps:
- On the Format menu, click Font.
- Select the Character Spacing tab.
- Click Position, Subscript or Superscript.
- Change the "by:" item to a correct number.
- Click OK.
Microsoft Word 2.x - 7.0
- Place the insertion point where you want the shaded word to appear.
- Press CTRL+F9 (on Word for the Macintosh use command+F9) to insert
field braces in the document.
- Inside the field braces, type "eq \O(word,)" (without the quotation
marks).
- Place the insertion point directly after the comma. On the Insert
menu, click Symbol.
Word version 2.0: In the Symbols From list, select MS LineDraw.
Word version 6.x - 7.0: In the Font list, select MS LineDraw.
- Select the shading character you want, and click OK.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 as many times as there are letters in the word to
be shaded.
This is not an exact method; you may need to adjust the spacing of the
characters in the word slightly. After selecting the word, use the
appropriate method below for your version of Word.
Word Version 2.0
- On the Format menu, click Character.
- In the Character Spacing box, select Condensed or Expanded. Click OK.
Word Version 6.x - 7.0
- On the Format menu, click Font.
- Select the Character Spacing tab.
- In the Spacing box, select Condensed or Expanded. Click OK.
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