WD: Text Not Visible, Even When Selected

ID: Q193742

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

Text in a Microsoft Word document is not discernible from the background even when the text is selected (highlighted). When the text is selected, you will see large blocks of highlighted text, but you are unable to see the text.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the text is formatted with the same color as the page background color.

WORKAROUND

In order to view the text in the document, the text color must differ from the page background color. To change the text color, follow these steps:

1. Select the text.

2. On the Format menu, click Font or Character (depending on your version

   of Word).

3. Change the font color to Auto or to any color other than the current

   page background color.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdta wordnt winword ntword word6 winword2 word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; WINNT:6.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999