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How can I change a background half way thru the document
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MarionG
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How can I change a background half way thru the document
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I have a technical question.
Yesterday I made a game consisting of two sets of cards. ( a kind of truth or dare) I wanted each set to have a different background color. I made the first set of cards (text boxes set in the same color background for easy and fast cutting) and when I wanted to make the second set I wanted to change the background color for the new set. Everytime I set the background to a different color, the entire document changes color, also the previous set...I messed around with it for a long time. The only solution I found was to create a colored textbox over the entire -already colored - background but that doesn �t work well in printing since suddenly lines of the original background showed up and it also is a hassle with defining �in front of � and �behind � new textboxes etc.
I couldn �t find a way to change the background only from a certain point on. In the end I had to make two different documents, each with its own background.
Does anyone know how you can change the background color in the middle of a document (for only part of the pages?) Is it possible at all?
I would be most gratefull...
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23 Jun 2010
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serene
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Hi Marion! If you had grouped the textboxes together, you have to ungroup them first before changing the background colour.
Hope it helps.
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23 Jun 2010
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Joeyb1
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Hi Marion,
I don �t think it is possible to change the background in the middle of a doc. I also insert a shape and then place it behind the text boxes.
If there is a way, I would also like to know.
Kind Regards,
Joey |
23 Jun 2010
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viccxx
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no, it cant be done. even if you insert a chapter break the change gos to the whole document
sorry. |
23 Jun 2010
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cheezels
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You can change it by inserting a PAGE BREAK at the end of the page and then your next page can be formatted the way you want, different colours and all :-) I have done it, but not recently otherwise I would have written a step by step guide for you.
Fiddle around with the tools that insert the page break options!
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23 Jun 2010
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viccxx
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I tried doing it with page breaks and all the options dont work, maybe it works with ann older version but not with Word 2007 |
23 Jun 2010
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