- Select the text or table shading you want to change.
If you want to shade specific table cells, select the cells, including the end-of-cell mark.
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On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
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Select the options you want to change.
If you are changing shading in a complicated table or in several parts of your document, you may want to use the Tables and Borders toolbar.
Change the color or decorative effect of a graphic object
- Select the AutoShape, text box, drawing canvas, or WordArt you want to fill.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color .
- Do one of the following:
- To apply a solid color, click the color you want, or click More Fill Colors for more choices.
- To apply a decorative fill, click Fill Effects, and then click the Gradient, Texture, Pattern, or Picture tab. Select the options that you want.
Change the outlines of a drawing object
- Select the AutoShape, text box, or WordArt you want to modify.
- To change the color of the lines, click the arrow next to Line Color on the Drawing
toolbar, and do one of the following:
- To apply a solid color, click the color you want, or click More Line Colors for more choices.
- To apply a decorative line, click Patterned Lines. Select the options that you want.
Note Patterned lines work best with thick lines.
- To change the line to a dashed or solid pattern, click Dash Style on the Drawing toolbar and select a style.
- To change the thickness or style of the line, click Line Style on the Drawing toolbar and select a style, or click More Lines, and then select the options that you want.