Filling A Drawing Object

When you have created a drawing object, you can fill it with a color of your choosing. This is easy to do by following these steps if you are using a version of Word prior to Word 2007:

1. Select the drawing object you want to fill.
2. Click on the down-arrow next to the Fill Color tool on the Drawing toolbar. Word displays a color menu.
3. From the color menu, select the color you want to use.
4. If you do not see your desired color displayed, click your mouse on More Fill Colors to display a wider selection of choices.

Word 2007 no longer has a Drawing toolbar. If you are using Word 2007, follow these steps, instead:

1. Select the drawing object you want to fill.
2. Make sure the Format tab of the Ribbon is displayed.
3. Click the down-arrow next to the Shape Fill tool in the Shape Styles group. Word displays a list of options you can select.
4. Select the color you want to use to fill the object.
5. If you do not see your desired color displayed, click your mouse on More Fill Colors to display a wider selection of choices.

Once you select a color, Word removes the color menu and fills the interior of the drawing object with the color selected. To remove a color you previously used, you can repeat the same steps, but in step 3 choose No Fill.