- Select the text or table whose shading you want to remove.
If you want to shade specific table cells, select the cells, including the end-of-cell mark.
- On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
- Under Fill, click No Fill.
If you are removing shading from a complicated table or form several parts of your document, you may want to use the Tables and Borders toolbar.
Remove a graphic color or fill
- Select the AutoShape, text box, drawing canvas, or WordArt whose color or fill you want to remove.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color , and then click No Fill.