Word recently went from showing selected text with a blue background to this: Also, the letters look skinnier.



How do I get it back to normal?

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 1:44 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 1:42:48 PM

You can get rid of the paragraph symbol and dots for spaces via:

Click Windows icon thing
Click Word Options at the bottom
Go to the Display tab
Uncheck anything you don't want under 'Always display these formatting marks on the screen'

Maybe you want them there and that's why you didn't bring them up.

The selected text color appears to be a function of Windows, not Word:
Right-click desktop
Properties
Appearance
Advanced
In the drop down menu called "Item:" select "Selected Item"
Change the color/style to what you want it to be
Hit Ok until all the dialogs go away.

Skinnier text?
Go to the home tab
Expand Font by clicking the bottom-right corner
It should bring up font options like spacing and kerning


[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM. Reason : -]

6/22/2010 2:38:03 PM

didn't really help. thanks though. also, I leave formatting marks on. what is odd is that it suddenly did this. any more ideas?

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 3:06 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 3:05:11 PM

Here is another screenshot. Look at the "C" in "Choose." It is far skinnier than the other letters, which has not occurred in the past. The text is supposed to have yellow highlighting and formatting symbols.

6/22/2010 3:29:34 PM

i am most likely not qualified to help, but maybe it's a display/video adapter problem...?

6/22/2010 3:52:52 PM

that is strange

i do know that the color of selected text will change depending on what theme/appearance settings you have set up in windows though. have you changed anything like that lately?

6/22/2010 3:55:49 PM

^^ i really hope not; it could easily be done, but it wouldn't be free.

^ i reset the windows theme; it didn't help.

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:10 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:11 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 4:10:23 PM

ClearType settings?

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:25 PM. Reason : ,]

6/22/2010 4:24:57 PM

^ tried that. Seems like that would be it though.

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 5:36 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 5:35:53 PM