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Lilly - 06 Nov 2006 13:26 GMT

For some reason my font color selection no longer expands to offer colors,
just black is the default.
I'm using the same font as always and if I edit an existing document with
colors it still will not expend.

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terryfarrell@msn.com - 06 Nov 2006 17:03 GMT

Have you got a colour printer driver installed and is it the Windows Default
printer?

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> For some reason my font color selection no longer expands to offer colors,
> just black is the default.
> I'm using the same font as always and if I edit an existing document with
> colors it still will not expend.

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Lilly - 06 Nov 2006 17:39 GMT

Yes I have a colour printer and it is the default one

> Have you got a colour printer driver installed and is it the Windows Default
> printer?
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> > I'm using the same font as always and if I edit an existing document with
> > colors it still will not expend.

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Beth Melton - 06 Nov 2006 18:38 GMT

Are you referring to the Font command on the Formatting toolbar? If
so, do you get the color palette when you use Format/Font?

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> For some reason my font color selection no longer expands to offer
> colors,
> just black is the default.
> I'm using the same font as always and if I edit an existing document
> with
> colors it still will not expend.

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Lilly - 06 Nov 2006 19:27 GMT

That corrected it Beth:
Went to Format/Font etc and now the Formatting Toolbar gives me the colour
selector.

Many thanks.

> Are you referring to the Font command on the Formatting toolbar? If
> so, do you get the color palette when you use Format/Font?
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> > with
> > colors it still will not expend.

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Beth Melton - 06 Nov 2006 23:34 GMT

Well, I wasn't expecting Format/Font, etc to actually correct the
problem - more of question for diagnosis - but hey, glad it worked!
;-)

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> That corrected it Beth:
> Went to Format/Font etc and now the Formatting Toolbar gives me the
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>> > with
>> > colors it still will not expend.

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susan - 29 Apr 2008 21:57 GMT

I am having the same problem but with the Shading button on the toolbar. I
can only shade selected text or cells in a table if I use the format menu
because the shading is disabled on the toolbar. I suspect another MS bug but
others aren't having the problem "yet"...at least at my office.
Using the method below doesn't work. We have defragged the hard drive,
cleared out temp files, detected and repaired word, etc. I have tried all
options under tools, options to see if it was a setting.
Really frustrating to think about object and MS knowing they must have used
separate objects...one that works and one that doesn't for the palette.
The palette shows up for font color, but not for shading.

> Well, I wasn't expecting Format/Font, etc to actually correct the
> problem - more of question for diagnosis - but hey, glad it worked!
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> >> > with
> >> > colors it still will not expend.

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