how to change underline style and colour in Word:Mac 2008

[Dr_Alban]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel Hi People,
Is there any way of changing the underline colour in Word:Mac so the text is one colour and the underline another? AND please how do you change the underline to a different style eg: double line etc.
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi,

this can be done by selecting a word and then clicking on Format>Font.
If you need to do this very often, it might be more efficient to create
a character style with the appropriate underline properties; that way,
you will only have to select the word and apply the style to it, as
opposed to repeatedly making the selections in the Font dialogue, or
having to use the Format Painter all the time.

 

[Dr_Alban]

Sorry Michel, there is no FONT choice available in the FORMAT menu? and the standalone FONT menu only allows you to choose a font, not the colour etc - which I assume is then done via the formatting palette - which has options for underline but it's just black; can't find an option to change the underline colour only the font colour (which ends up matching the underline colour - not adequate sorry, the underline must be a different colour).

I appreciate this is a trivial question but I really have tried to find the correct menu etc before posting here. Perhaps my installation of Word:Mac is faulty? / missing a menu option which can be fixed via preferences.
Your patience is appreciated.

 

[John McGhie]

Sounds like your preferences are well and truly pooched!

The "Font..." item should be the top entry on the Format menu in Word.

It's a bad idea to try to use the Formatting Palette and the Menus together:
you can end up with confusing results.

1) Right-click the Word toolbar (anywhere...)

2) Choose the "Customise toolbars and menus" command

3) Make sure you are in the Toolbars and Menus tab

4) Select the "Menu Bar" entry

5) Click the RESET button

6) Say Yes to the prompt then OK.

Your Font... Item should be back on the Format menu now.

Cheers

Sorry Michel, there is no FONT choice available in the FORMAT menu? and the
standalone FONT menu only allows you to choose a font, not the colour etc -
which I assume is then done via the formatting palette - which has options for
underline but it's just black; can't find an option to change the underline
colour only the font colour (which ends up matching the underline colour - not
adequate sorry, the underline must be a different colour).

I appreciate this is a trivial question but I really have tried to find the
correct menu etc before posting here. Perhaps my installation of Word:Mac is
faulty? / missing a menu option which can be fixed via preferences.
Your patience is appreciated.

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[Dr_Alban]

Thanks SO much(!)
I have been trying to sort this out for months (and luckily just edited existing documents with correct coloured underlining already in place).