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Subject:Setting shading in MS Word From:"Branchaud, Paul" <pbranchaud -at- UTSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:50:55 -0400
Greetings all!
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?
My company would like to print a price sheet for a line of products, but
we don't want people to copy or fax the pricing information. What I
proposed to my bosses was to use the company colors (yellow and blue) on
the page. I suggested a yellow row across the top and a dark blue
"margin" on the right, where prices would be printed in black. The lack
of contrast would make copying difficult and the powers that be liked
that idea. I have tried setting columns and tables in Word, but the
shading always seems to affect the entire document. What am I doing
wrong?
Thanks in advance,
Paul
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Paul Branchaud Technical Writer, UtiliSoft Inc.
pbranchaud -at- utsoft -dot- com 555, Dr.-Frederik-Philips, suite 210
747-1400 (ext. 211) Saint-Laurent, Qc. Canada H4M 2X4
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