Remove shading, colors, or graphic fills

Microsoft Office Word 2003

  1. 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.

    Select cells and end-ofcell mark

  2. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
  3. Under Fill, click No Fill.

ShowTip

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.

ShowRemove a graphic color or fill

  1. Select the AutoShape, text box, drawing canvas, or WordArt whose color or fill you want to remove.
  2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color Button image, and then click No Fill.