Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Filling A Drawing Object.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 3, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
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:
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.
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