Background or fill in Microsoft Word- this is the so-called canvas of a certain color, located behind the text. That is, the text, which in its usual presentation is located on a white sheet of paper, albeit virtual, in this case is against the background of some other color, while the sheet itself remains white.

Removing the background behind the text in Word is often as easy as adding it, however, in some cases certain difficulties arise. That is why in this article we will consider in detail all the methods to solve this problem.

Most often, the need to remove the background behind the text arises after pasting text that was copied from some site into an MS Word document. And if everything on the site looked pretty clear and was well readable, then after being inserted into the document, this text does not look at all the best way... The worst thing that can happen in such situations is that the background color and the text color become almost the same, which makes it impossible to read at all.

Note: You can remove the fill in any version of the Word, the tools for these purposes are identical, both in the 2003 program and in the 2016 program, however, they may be in slightly different places and their name may differ slightly. In the text, we will definitely mention serious differences, and the instruction itself will be shown using the example of MS Office Word 2016.

If the background behind the text was added using the tool "Fill" or its analogues, then you need to remove it in exactly the same way.

1. Select all text ( Ctrl + A) or a piece of text (using the mouse), the background of which needs to be changed.

2. In the tab "The main" in a group "Paragraph" find the button "Fill" and click on the small triangle next to it.

3. In the expanded menu, select "No color".

4. The background behind the text will disappear.

5. If necessary, change the font color:

Select a piece of text, the font color in which you want to change;

Click on the "Font Color" button (letter "BUT" in a group "Font");

In the window that appears in front of you, select the desired color. Most likely, black will be the best solution.

Note: in Word 2003, tools for managing color and fill ("Borders and Fill") are located in the "Format" tab. In MS Word 2007 - 2010 similar tools are located in the “Page Layout” tab (“Page Background” group).

Perhaps the background behind the text was not added with a fill, but with a tool "Text highlight color"... The algorithm of actions required in order to remove the background behind the text, in this case, is identical to working with the tool "Fill".

Note: Visually, you can easily notice the difference between a background created with a fill and a background added with the "Text Highlight Color" tool. In the first case, the background is solid, in the second, white stripes are visible between the lines.

1. Select the text or fragment, the background for which you want to change

2. On the control panel in the tab "The main" in a group "Font" click on the triangle next to the button "Text highlight color"(letters "Ab").

3. In the window that appears, select "No color".

4. The background behind the text will disappear. If necessary, change the font color by following the steps in the previous section of the article.

Removing the background behind the text using style tools

As we said earlier, most often the need to remove the background behind the text arises after pasting the text copied from the Internet. Instruments "Fill" and "Text highlight color" in such cases, they are not always effective. Fortunately, there is a method thanks to which you can simply "Zero" original text formatting, making it standard for the Word.

1. Select all the text or a fragment whose background you want to change.

2. In the tab "The main"(in older versions of the program, you must go to the tab "Format" or "Page layout", for Word 2003 and Word 2007 - 2010, respectively) expand the Group dialog box "Styles"(in older versions of the program, you must find the button Styles and Formatting or simply "Styles").

3. Select an item "Clear all" located at the very top of the list and close the dialog box.

4. The text will take the standard form for a Microsoft program - standard font, its size and color, and the background will also disappear.

That's all, so you learned how to remove the background behind the text, or, as it is also called, the fill or background in Word. We wish you success in conquering all possibilities Microsoft programs Word.

Often when working with various kinds of documentation, information packages and statistical reports, you will notice that the data in them is "highlighted" in a certain color. This is for convenience to highlight key points in the document.

In practice, viewing hundreds of such colorful pages leads to eye fatigue. This marking also hinders, if necessary, to create a report on the basis of an existing document. Knowing how to remove the background in Word, you can avoid such problems.

Remove page background

If the document was supplied not just with selected fragments of text, but even with whole colored pages, then you can remove them like this:

1. select the "Page Layout" section;
2. click the "Page Color" button on the "Page Background" panel;
3. mark the item "No color".

The color assigned to the pages in this document will disappear.

Remove table background

Dedicated tables are also not uncommon in technical or financial documents. You can get rid of the general background of the table as follows:

1. hover the cursor over any place in the table;
2. press the right mouse button;
3. select the item "No color";
4. press the "OK" button.

Removing the background of a table cell

The colored background of a cell in Word can be removed no more difficult than the background of the entire table. For this:

1. move the cursor over the cell where you want to remove the background;
2. press the right mouse button;
3. select the item "Borders and fill";
4. open the Fill tab in the window that appears;
5. in the "Apply to" column, select "cell" (the default is "table");
6. expand the palette (arrow under the "Fill" label);
7. select the item "No color";
8. press the "OK" button.

Removing the background of the chart

The graphical areas of a chart are much easier to compare against a white background. To get rid of the colored background in them, you should:

1. hover the cursor over the border of the diagram;
2. press the right mouse button;
3. select the item "Format chart area ...";
4. go to the item "Fill" (on the left);
5. put a dot opposite "No fill";
6. click the "Close" button.

Removing the background of the text

Text in MS Word can be marked in 2 ways:

• using fill;
• using selection.

This red, gray or any other marking is removed in different ways too. In the first case, it will be like this:

1. select the "Home" section;
2. click on the arrow next to the "Fill" button (with the image of a pouring bucket) on the "Paragraph" panel;
3. select the item "No color".

In the second case:

1. select the fragment from which you want to remove the marking (or select the entire text);
2. select the "Home" section;
3. click on the arrow next to the "Text selection color" button (with the image of a felt-tip pen and letters) on the "Font" panel;
4. select the item "No color".

The same applies to selected text in a table.

Hello dear readers! If you often work with documents in Word, then you probably often see highlights in texts designed to attract attention. Sometimes some fragments are highlighted in the texts, for example: letters, words, cells in tables that are inserted as objects, or whole sentences. And, sometimes, the pages themselves have a background of a certain color. But excessive emphasis can not only fail to fulfill its purpose, but also tire when studying the document.

How can I remove these background selections of the text in the Word? What about the page background? I will be glad to help you in solving the questions posed! I'll tell you and clearly show how to do this using MS Word 2013 as an example, but it will work for other versions as well. And you can make sure that it is not difficult at all.

How to remove the background of text in Word

1. Use the mouse to select all the text, the background of which you want to change or remove.
2. Click the Home tab at the top of your document.
3. Find the background icon in the toolbar and click on it (look at the screenshot).
4. Select No Color.

The background of the text you selected disappears.

Remove the page background

To remove the page background, you need to take the following steps:

1. From the menu bar, select the "Design" section.
2. In this section, find the Page Background panel.
3. Click the Page Color button.
4. Next, in the drop-down window, you need to click on the "No color" link.

Removing the background when copying

When copying from the Internet, quite often you may have a difficulty: the text is inserted with a colored background. To resolve this issue, you need to do the following:

1. Having previously selected the text you need, click the "Copy" button that appears in the menu of the right button
2. On the menu bar, go to "Main".
3. On the toolbar, click Insert.
4. In the "Insert options" you need to click "Save text only".

Unfilled text will be inserted into the document.

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To remove the background of a sheet in an office Microsoft package Word 2013 You will need to go to the bookmark Design(in the 2016 version, this tab is called Layout, 2007-2010 – Page layout). In chapter Page background find the item Color.

By clicking on it, a list will open in which you can repaint your sheet.

If you want the sheet to be white, select the field No color in the same field.

Cleaning the marker

To remove the background of the text - the marker, do the following. Highlight all text, fragment or letter, followed by color removal. On a bookmark the main in field Font, there is an icon Fills for text.

There you can choose a different fill or its absence. If this did not help, then we are dealing with Marker.

In field Paragraph interested in the tool Fill... It can be used to selectively change Color by text.

How to remove framing when copying

Often, when copying information from the Internet, the copied fragment is accompanied by an undesirable, in many cases, behind-the-text background. It can be inappropriate or very annoying. All styles and attributes of text formatting on the site also remain.

In this case, you can get rid of not only the background, but also unnecessary formatting.

For this, highlight copied fragment. On the home tab in the section Font there is an icon indicating complete cleaning from formatting.

Another way is to enter the copied information into Word already no formatting, for example, in transit through an editor like Notepad. The method, although primitive, is very effective.

Changing the background of the sheet

Earlier it was shown how to remove the color of a leaf, but now we will change its background. On the panel in the section Background- choose Color.

In point Others you can choose absolutely any shade that you like.

The gamma is selected either on the Normal tab, or by placing the cursor on a point on the spectrum, having previously specified the HSL color model or the more familiar RGB.

More color options are offered by the last item in the button Page color- this is Fill methods.

There are plenty of fill options here - using one, two colors of a gradient or a blank, with different types shading. There is a customization option transparency.

On the next tab, you can pick up texture or download any other one if you do not find one to your liking among those offered.

You can also paint over the sheet with some beautiful pattern any colors and shades - tab Pattern.

On all tabs in the fill methods at the bottom right there is a rectangular area with the a sample future fill.

How to insert a background picture

If you go to the last bookmark in Fill methods then get the opportunity upload drawing from a computer or and a network.

You can still add to the background watermark or backing... In the end, it may look something like this.

In versions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, the corresponding button is located in the section Page background bookmarks Design(or Page layout).

Several options will open samples and drafts.

Can download additional underlays from office.com, or you can customize existing ones. For this we press.

In the window that opens, we see that as a substrate you can use drawing, which is selected from those available on the computer (with customizable scaling and the ability to desaturate), or text. The latter offers basic formatting options. It can be positioned diagonally or horizontally.

When copying text from the Internet into a Word text editor, very often the text is copied along with the. In most cases, this background is unnecessary and needs to be removed.

In this article, we will show you how to remove such a background from text editor Word. The material will be relevant for modern versions of Word including Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Option number 1. Do not copy text with styles.

If you do not need the background of the text, then it is best not to copy the text with styles. This way you get only the source code and nothing more. In the future, you can independently format the text copied from the Internet as it suits you.

In order to copy only text from the Internet, paste it into Word not with the CTRL-V key combination, but with a right-click. In this case, you will have the opportunity to choose how exactly you want to paste the copied piece of text. To insert only text, use the button with the letter "A".

In addition, you can use the CTRL-ALT-V key combination to paste text copied from the Internet. In this case, the "Paste Special" window will open. In this window, select the "Unformatted text" item and click on the "Ok" button.

After that, a piece of text copied from the Internet will be inserted into the Word document, but without the background and other styles.

Option number 2. Remove the background after copying.

You can also remove the background after copying the text from the Internet. To do this, select the text copied from the Internet, go to the "Home" tab, click on the arrow next to the "Text Highlight Color" button and select the "No Color" option.

If this did not help and the background did not disappear, then the problem may be that the background color is set for the entire page at once. In order to remove such a background, go to the "Page Layout" tab, click on the "Page Color" button and select the "No Color" option.

If the text contains tables, the background of the text can be specified in the table parameters. In order to remove such a background, you need to select the text in the table, go to the "Constructor" tab, click on the "Fill" button and select the "No color" option.

Also, on the "Design" tab, you can select one of the standard table styles and thus remove the background of the text.