Shading could indicate that the text is a field, but the field shading
should not print (and even if it were going to, it should be displayed in
Print Preview).

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> i just got a new computer at work and the stationary i was useing now has
> grey shading in it that was not there before. how do i get rid of the
> shading. i have no fill so and when i go to print preview there is no
> shading but when i actually print there is grey shading.