In Tools > Options > View, set the Field Shading option to either "Never" or
"When selected".

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> When I insert a form Text field into a document it is by
> default gray. Is there a way I can change the backgroud
> color of these fields? I would like mine to be white so
> you can't tell there is a form field there.