font shadow prints white on yellow background

[Adela D]

I created a 1 cell table and typed text into it. I added shadow. The
background color of the cell is yellow. The shadow is now white, not grey.
Is there anyway to fix this?

Thanks.

Adela

 

[Robert M. Franz [RMF]]

Hello Adela

I created a 1 cell table and typed text into it. I added shadow. The
background color of the cell is yellow. The shadow is now white, not grey.
Is there anyway to fix this?

version of Word?

Is there a difference between PrintPreview and the Printout, or between
different views? Or is it simply that the shadow is white in a yellow
cell no matter where you look?

HTH
Robert

 

[Adela D]

Word 2007

It is the same in normal and preview modes, as well as in print.

Adela

 

[Robert M. Franz [RMF]]

Hi Adela

Word 2007

It is the same in normal and preview modes, as well as in print.

[..]

OK, I see what you're describing.

Word is deciding that the (cell) shading is too dark for a grey shadow.
The only sensible way I can see to get gray shading is by lightening up
the yellow enough.

Word also switches the automatic font color from black to white when you
hit a dark threshold (i.a., if you take black or a dark gray as the cell
shading). This works as designed, I presume.

HTH
Robert

 

[Adela D]

Wow. How cool -- but definitely nonintuitive -- is that?

Thank you so much!

Adela

Hi Adela

Word 2007

It is the same in normal and preview modes, as well as in print.

[..]

OK, I see what you're describing.

Word is deciding that the (cell) shading is too dark for a grey shadow.
The only sensible way I can see to get gray shading is by lightening up
the yellow enough.

Word also switches the automatic font color from black to white when you
hit a dark threshold (i.a., if you take black or a dark gray as the cell
shading). This works as designed, I presume.

HTH
Robert
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