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Subject:Re: Setting shading in MS word From:"Martha R. Breil" <mbreil -at- LYCOS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Sep 1997 16:11:10 -0400
Paul wrote:
I am using Word 97 primarily, but I also have Word 7 (for Office 95)
installed on my computer. I would rather be using a proper DTP, but all
I have available is Word. Therefore, I have two MS Word questions to ask
of my learned contemporaries. This is the first installment:
How do I set a background color that is assigned specifically to a
coulmn or row?
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Reply:
Hi Paul,
I've found the easiest way to do this is to select ->View ->Toolbars
->Tables and Borders. This activates a toolbar that provides the
options you need.
Hope it helps,
Martha
Martha R. Breil
Sr. Technical Writer
http:\\www.lycos.com\
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