If you only have five minutes to invest in coloring today, invest those five minutes and . Found insideRemember that you don't need to fill the whole page in one session. If you're also using Office Word 2010, Word 2013, or Word 2016, you can easily change the default background color of page in a few steps. First, select the paragraph(s) you want to color. If one or more of the settings listed above do not apply, white space will occur in the table cell. Apply a color and expose the text and pictures. We won't discuss every option, but Figure A shows a two-page document with a light blue background and a dark green border.
With the rectangle selected, click the Send Backward option in the Arrange group, and choose Send Behind Text (.