Highlighting Text in a text box

[leahl]

I am using 2007 and wondered if there is a way to highlight text in a text
box like you do in word? This is probably something simple and my brain is
just not clicking. Thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

I am using 2007 and wondered if there is a way to highlight text in a
text box like you do in word? This is probably something simple and
my brain is just not clicking. Thanks!

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Left click/drag your cursor across the text.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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[Mary Sauer]

Place your cursor where you want the high-light to start, press shift and place
the cursor where you want the high-light to stop.

 

[leahl]

I understand how to select it... I just mean how to make it look like you
have used a highlighter ... like in Word. I can't seem to find the same
feature in Publisher.
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Leah L. Hinds
Project Manager, Training & Support

Place your cursor where you want the high-light to start, press shift and place
the cursor where you want the high-light to stop.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Create a fat line over the word(s), give it a color, send the line to the back.

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Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/

I understand how to select it... I just mean how to make it look like you
have used a highlighter ... like in Word. I can't seem to find the same
feature in Publisher.

 

[leahl]

This works beautifully in a regular text box situaion! Thanks... However, I
am using a Semi-Transparent text-box on top of a watermark-type master sheet.
So, when I send to back it get's somewhat lost behind the Semi-Transparent
text-box. So... I just thought Publisher may have a way like Word to
highlight text. Thanks for the brilliant idea ... I will use in the future
for sure!

Leah L. Hinds
Project Manager, Training & Support

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you create a semi-transparent rectangle and put it behind the text box, then
the high-lighted line will work.

Transparency has always been a problem for Publisher. If you right-click the
transparent rectangle, save as a .png picture and re-insert it will print fine.

 

[leahl]

Hummm.... OK, thanks.