WD: Color Command Fails to Apply Font Color, or Removes Color
Article ID: 134929
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q134929
SYMPTOMS
When you add the Color command to a menu, Word automatically adds the Auto
Color command. When you use this command to apply a color to selected text,
the color of the text is unchanged, or text that was previously colored
is changed to black.
CAUSE
The Auto Color command uses the font color that you specify on the
Appearance tab of the Display Properties dialog box (double-click the
Display icon in the Windows Control Panel). The default font color is Auto,
or black. Unless you change the font color in the Windows Control Panel,
clicking Auto Color applies the color black to selected text.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the following steps:
- Select the text you want to format with a color.
- On the Format menu, click Font.
- Under Color, select the desired color, and click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: 7.0 word95 doesn't won't word7 winword black same auto color autocolor
Keywords: kbformat KB134929