Custom colors for highlighting

[John]

I think Word should allow users to select from more than 15 colors to
highlight text with. Custom colors for highlighting would be perfect.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Until Microsoft complies with this eminently reasonable request, you can use
character styles to "highlight" text. Define a character style as, say,
Default Paragraph Font + Pattern: Clear (Yellow). That is, apply shading to
the text through the Format | Borders and Shading dialog or using the
Shading Color tool on the Tables and Borders toolbar, then save this as a
character style.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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