Microsoft KB Archive/193742

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WD: Text Not Visible, Even When Selected

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Q193742

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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 NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a

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SYMPTOMS
Text in a Microsoft Word document is not discernible from the background even when the text is selected (highlighted). When the text is selected, you will see large blocks of highlighted text, but you are unable to see the text.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the text is formatted with the same color as the page background color.

WORKAROUND
In order to view the text in the document, the text color must differ from the page background color. To change the text color, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the text.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Font or Character (depending on your version of Word).
 * 3) Change the font color to Auto or to any color other than the current page background color.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta wordnt winword ntword word6 winword2 word7 word95

Issue type : kbprb

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