Shade/colour the whole page?

[MikeR-Oz]

I would like to have the paper(A4) all coloured or at least to what the
printer will print up to.

I currently do edit/select all/ then

Format/ Borders and shading/shading and then select the colour. - It only
coulours the area of text.

Is there a way to do this?

Mike

 

[macropod]

Hi Mike,

Open your document's header or footer, then insert a rectangular autoshape
and size, position & shade it accordingly. If you've got different odd &
even margins and you only want to shade up to them, you'll also want to
format the shape as 'behind text' and set its positioning relative to the
margins.

Cheers

 

[MikeR-Oz]

Thats fantastic. I have expanded out the box to fill the whole page but in
preview it has some white space around the page which in normal view is not
shown. I gather that is the printers limitations for the inkjet printer?

Thanks again
Mike

Hi Mike,

Open your document's header or footer, then insert a rectangular autoshape
and size, position & shade it accordingly. If you've got different odd &
even margins and you only want to shade up to them, you'll also want to
format the shape as 'behind text' and set its positioning relative to the
margins.

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

I would like to have the paper(A4) all coloured or at least to what the
printer will print up to.

I currently do edit/select all/ then

Format/ Borders and shading/shading and then select the colour. - It only
coulours the area of text.

Is there a way to do this?

Mike

 

[macropod]

Hi Mike,

Few printers can print right to the edge of the paper. That's why you'll see
an unshaded area. The size of this will vary from printer to printer.

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Thats fantastic. I have expanded out the box to fill the whole page but in
preview it has some white space around the page which in normal view is not
shown. I gather that is the printers limitations for the inkjet printer?

Thanks again
Mike

Hi Mike,

Open your document's header or footer, then insert a rectangular autoshape
and size, position & shade it accordingly. If you've got different odd &
even margins and you only want to shade up to them, you'll also want to
format the shape as 'behind text' and set its positioning relative to the
margins.

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

I would like to have the paper(A4) all coloured or at least to what the
printer will print up to.

I currently do edit/select all/ then

Format/ Borders and shading/shading and then select the colour. - It only
coulours the area of text.

Is there a way to do this?

Mike

 

[RajKohli]

In Microsoft Word 2003, there is an easy way to do the same task.

1. Clik Tools - Options
2. Click the Print tab and make a check mark on "Background Colors and Images"
3. Click Format - Background - choose desire colors.

and as said by MACROPOD, edges will left unshaded.

Hope this help, let us know!

 

[MikeR-Oz]

Thanks to both. I have office 2000 , but this issue has bugged me for sooo...
long and now to you both, all solved. Cheers
Mike