Win/Word format interaction glitch w/columns, color display backgn   

Hi! 
I am trying to figure out how to change the color of a Windows XP (service 
pack 2) window for 1 Word document only.
I am doing a tri-fold brochure for a client. Normally, on my computer, I 
have changed display/appearance settings so that I have a cool kind of rose 
color for for my windows.

(As you may know, if you don't want your Windows "windows" to have a 
standard white background, you can go into cntl 
panel/display/appearances/advanced and change the color of a "window" to one 
of the preset, or a custom color.) 

Changing the custom settings back and forth is tricky, and I often "lose" my 
custom color settings. Thus, I don't want to have to change them if I can 
avoid it. 

Therefore, when I am going to attach a formal email, I highlight the doc and 
choose format/background and change the color to a "professional" white 
before sending it. That way I retain my default color custom window settings.

However, in this case, with the columns etc. set for the brochure, as soon 
as I change the color the columns disappear! I know there must be a way to 
change the color of the window (display, background, or otherwise) just for 
one doc, without doing the universal "display" change for all windows as per 
above. 
Again, the problem is that when I take the basic brochure and use 
"background" to change the background from my custom pink to a professional 
white, then the columns disappear from the brochure. The minute I redo the 
columns, the pink comes back. This is the crux of the issue. I have tinkered 
w/all the different parts of "borders and shading" but none seems to apply to 
the whole doc, even when I set margin borders @ "0." Yet, I'm sure there must 
be an easy way to resolve this problem!
(Also, is there a way to get free Windows support via email or otherwise?)

Suggestions on Word/Windows or other software programs (free downloads) I 
could use to get out this brochure? On deadline! Thx!

date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:14:01 -0700   author:   softieq

Re: Win/Word format interaction glitch w/columns, color display backgn   

Try asking them here.

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.word.docmanagement&cat=en_US_ce704816-2055-4ee8-a8f1-2496ab2e29d3&lang=en&cr=US



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"softieq" wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I am trying to figure out how to change the color of a Windows XP (service
> pack 2) window for 1 Word document only.
> I am doing a tri-fold brochure for a client. Normally, on my computer, I
> have changed display/appearance settings so that I have a cool kind of 
> rose
> color for for my windows.
>
> (As you may know, if you don't want your Windows "windows" to have a
> standard white background, you can go into cntl
> panel/display/appearances/advanced and change the color of a "window" to 
> one
> of the preset, or a custom color.)
>
> Changing the custom settings back and forth is tricky, and I often "lose" 
> my
> custom color settings. Thus, I don't want to have to change them if I can
> avoid it.
>
> Therefore, when I am going to attach a formal email, I highlight the doc 
> and
> choose format/background and change the color to a "professional" white
> before sending it. That way I retain my default color custom window 
> settings.
>
> However, in this case, with the columns etc. set for the brochure, as soon
> as I change the color the columns disappear! I know there must be a way to
> change the color of the window (display, background, or otherwise) just 
> for
> one doc, without doing the universal "display" change for all windows as 
> per
> above.
> Again, the problem is that when I take the basic brochure and use
> "background" to change the background from my custom pink to a 
> professional
> white, then the columns disappear from the brochure. The minute I redo the
> columns, the pink comes back. This is the crux of the issue. I have 
> tinkered
> w/all the different parts of "borders and shading" but none seems to apply 
> to
> the whole doc, even when I set margin borders @ "0." Yet, I'm sure there 
> must
> be an easy way to resolve this problem!
> (Also, is there a way to get free Windows support via email or otherwise?)
>
> Suggestions on Word/Windows or other software programs (free downloads) I
> could use to get out this brochure? On deadline! Thx!
>

date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:58:54 -0600   author:   Dave Patrick