Text Box Shadows

[GoBonnieGo]

I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from
the calendar are shown in a Word calendar. Items lasting more than one day
are in red text boxes. Since I didn't want all that red, I've reformatted the
text boxes and text inside in black. But somehow, they've put a shadow on
the text boxes. Since the text box was originally red, the shadow is red.
Now I have a black box with a red shadow.

I've tried "reveal formatting," but it doesn't reveal anything about
shadows. I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see if the shadow was a
graphic behind the text box (it isn't). I don't know what to do next.

I'm at least an intermediate user using Wood 2003, but I can't figure out
how to remove or re-color the shadow. I've reformatted everything needed and
really don't relish going in and replacing all their text boxes (the ones
with red shadows) with my text boxes (without shadows). Anyone have an idea
on this?

Bonnie

 

[Alice]

Did you click on the hyperlinks for Borders and for Shading in the Reveal
Formatting pane? The links should take you right to the place where you can
edit the box or paragraph (not sure if these are actually text boxes or
paragraphs with the shading, but the links will take you to whatever has been
shaded).

 

[GoBonnieGo]

Unfortunately, I'm not getting a section for Borders/Shading in the Reveal
Formatting pane. And nothing that refers to a text box either. All I have
to choose from is Font; Paragraph; Section then Margins, Layout, Paper,
Header and Footer.

I do have the text box highlighted when asking for Reveal Formatting.

Bonnie

 

[Alice]

In that case, it sounds as though this "shadow" formatting is actually what
Microsoft calls a gradient in a text box. It's using two colors to get a
pattern of shading - it's in Format Text Box, Colors and Lines, Fill Color,
Fill Effects. You'll see the Gradient tab in the Fill Effects dialog box -
this is where the colors are chosen and manipulated. Not sure why Office
doesn't show the Text Box formatting in the Reveal Formatting pane.

 

[GoBonnieGo]

Geez, I wish that was the answer. I don't think it is.

When I go to Fill Effects/Gradient, I only see the color to which I have
changed it, plus dark gray (which I believe is the default for "one color").

I did poke around in there. There wasn't any red under 2-color. There was
red under Pre-set since it was on "Early Sunset." I changed that one to one
with blue/white, but that only changes the inside of the text box, nothing
else.

There aren't any applicable choices under "Line."

Thanks for trying.

Bonnie

 

[Graham Mayor]

Chances are it is two text boxes (or a text box over a table) and you have
only reformatted one of them. See if you can access the other text box using
the white arrow on the drawing toolbar.

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[GoBonnieGo]

Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in
my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see
if the shadow was a
graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see
if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached.

So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I
can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the
text box.

Thanks for trying Graham.

Bonnie

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Bonnie,

Can you explain the process/steps you mentioned in your original message that resulted in a Word document and then a 'Word
calendar'?

<<I've received a Word document taken from an Outlook calendar. The items from the calendar are shown in a Word calendar"<<

I'm not sure I'm clear on how this document was created.

Do you by any chance have a webpage, blog, skydrive or other web home where you can post a copy of the problem document and provide
a link here?

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Sorry, that doesn't work either. I probably didn't make it clear enough in
my initial post when I said, " I've tried blowing it up to 500% to help see
if the shadow was a
graphic behind the text box (it isn't)." I have used the white arrow to see
if it was separate from the text box, but it seems firmly attached.

So far, I know it is not another text box, an auto shape, a table cell. I
can't think of what it would be. It seems to be actually a shadow of the
text box.

Thanks for trying Graham.

Bonnie <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Graham Mayor]

Can you zip it up and send me a sample of it to the link on the home page of
my web site?

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[Alice]

Bonnie,

Are you looking at these objects with your paragraph marks showing? I'm
still inclined to suspect that this is paragraph or cell formatting inside a
table cell. If you can land on one of the paragraph marks (if there is at
least one) in the cell, you will see the formatting revealed. You won't see
it just by having the cursor in the cell. A lot of folks use paragraph
formatting as well as table formatting in tables. Makes things somewhat
confusing.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Display the Drawing toolbar. Select the text box and click on the Shadow
Style button on the toolbar. If you just want to remove the shadow, you can
select No Shadow. If you want to change the color, choose Shadow Settings.
The rightmost button is for the color (you can also make it
semitransparent). Other buttons allow you to nudge the shadow horizontally
and vertically.