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I've tried opening as a template, or just a document, and can never get the custom colour to reappear in any of my menus.
Applying shading to styles only works if I do not use any spacing above and below my styles. As soon as there is spacing, I get white strips above and below the text.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+bdavies=imris -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+bdavies=imris -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Chris Morton
Sent: April-15-11 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: Custom Shading Colours in Word 2010
Sorry, but I have to ask:
You are saving the file as a .DOT, are you not?
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Ben Davies <bdavies -at- imris -dot- com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am creating a template in Word 2010. I want to apply a specific
> colour of shading to the top cells in our tables (RGB 195, 233, 245).
>
> Once I apply the shading to the cell, the colour appears in the paint
> can drop down menu, making it very easy to re-create the shading by
> clicking the paint can colour. However, when I close the document and
> open it again, the custom colour that was created gets removed from the paint can drop down.
> For end users, this would mean they have to enter the specific colour
> code to get the proper shading, which absolutely will not fly in my
> company. If we use coloured shading, there needs to be an easy way for
> users to re-create it...
>
> Does anyone know how to create a custom shading colour in Word 2010
> and get it to stay on the paint can drop down menu after closing and
> re-opening the document?
>
> Ben
>
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