Microsoft KB Archive/196436

= WD97: "Blue Background, White Text" Option Makes Text Disappear =

Article ID: 196436

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196436





SYMPTOMS
Black text on a white background may become invisible when the "Blue background, white text" option is selected. For example, this problem may occur when you have text typed in a text box.

The text is visible in print preview but not in normal or page layout views; however, the text prints correctly, as shown in print preview.



CAUSE
By default, the background shading (fill color) of text boxes is white. When "Blue background, white text" is selected, text contained in a text box is also displayed as white; therefore, the text is not visible against the white fill color of the text box.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Set the Text Box Fill Color to No Fill

 * 1) Select the text box.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Text Box.
 * 3) On the Colors And Lines tab, under Fill, change the Color box to No Fill, and then click OK.

Method 2: Clear the "Blue Background, White Text" Option

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the General tab, click to clear the "Blue background, white text" check box.
 * 3) Click OK.

Method 3: Change the Font Color to Black
To use a font color other than white, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the text that is not visible in "Blue background, white text" mode.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Font.
 * 3) On the Color list, select Black (instead of Auto).



MORE INFORMATION
The "Blue background, white text" option changes the background color of the document to blue and changes the text color to white. Some users find this setting to be easier to read than the default setting (black text on a white background).

In addition, if you choose the General tab in the Options dialog box on the Tools menu and select the "Blue background, white text" option, you may have difficulty seeing the green underlining for items flagged as grammar issues.

Currently there is no option for changing the color of underlined grammar flagged text in Word 97.

