change the font and background for viewing only? brianp 12/27/2008 2:11:01 PM Can I change the background color and font color for viewing purposes only - ie, I still want the documents to print black text with no background. I have visual problems and staring at a white background is hard to do. I can change the background successfully, but I need to change the font to something other than black to be easier to see on a black background.. but I want the text to still print black. In short, I'm trying to get something like a "linux terminal" feel on-screen only. Thanks, Brian

Re: change the font and background for viewing only? CyberTaz <onlygeneraltaz1[ at ]com.cast.net> 12/27/2008 3:32:01 PM There should be some helpful options available to you, but in order to direct you to them you need to specify which version of Word/Office & which version of Windows you're using. The options & their locations vary a bit accordingly. [It's always a good idea to include that information whenever you post a question :-)] Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 12/27/08 9:11 AM, in article D1700CC4-5519-41F0-B50C-9E5550591B7E[ at ]microsoft.com, "brianp" <brianp[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Can I change the background color and font color for viewing purposes only - > ie, I still want the documents to print black text with no background. > > I have visual problems and staring at a white background is hard to do. I > can change the background successfully, but I need to change the font to > something other than black to be easier to see on a black background.. but I > want the text to still print black. > > In short, I'm trying to get something like a "linux terminal" feel on-screen > only. > > Thanks, > Brian

Re: change the font and background for viewing only? Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/27/2008 3:39:21 PM On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:11:01 -0800, brianp <brianp[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Can I change the background color and font color for viewing purposes only - >ie, I still want the documents to print black text with no background. > >I have visual problems and staring at a white background is hard to do. I >can change the background successfully, but I need to change the font to >something other than black to be easier to see on a black background.. but I >want the text to still print black. > >In short, I'm trying to get something like a "linux terminal" feel on-screen >only. > >Thanks, >Brian If you have Word 2003 or earlier, go to Tools > Options > General and check the box for "Blue background, white text". Unfortunately, this feature was removed from Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.