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Word is not a specialized graphics program, but you can apply a few fancy effects to your drawing objects when you fill them with a color. To see the available effects, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Fill Effects dialog box.
You can use the tools in the dialog box to change how the filling in the drawing object is rendered. The tabs in the dialog box allow the following:
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2020-06-10 16:50:03
Lewis
Hi Allen,
We have just switched over to Windows 10 and Word 2019. When I am working with shapes in Word and I want to add a pattern to a shape I right click on the shape choose format shape which opens a window. I choose the fill drop-down and all of the pattern fill choice boxes are blank.
(see Figure 1 below)
Figure 1. Screenshot
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