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My biology teacher requires us to type answer in blue. But whenever I typed and switch to another row, it automatically changed the color to black again. By the way, setting default color as blue doesn't help, it will just turn the whole document into blue. Also, the style doesn't help either, if you change to your custom style, and you switch to another row, it will just AUTOMATICALLY change to normal style again! Could anyone help?
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Define a paragraph (or character) style that uses blue text. Create a keyboard shortcut to apply that style. Then apply it to the text you type as an answer.
Also, if you change normal style to blue, it will affect the whole document as well.
Word doesn't work that way. Every point in a Word document is formatted with a style. On top of that style, you can apply direct formatting (bold, italic, blue font, pink font whatever until the cows come home). If you then move to another point (e.g., next row). That row text is going to be formatted with a style and any direct formatting previously applied. It will not automatically change for you to blue font or change to red, pink or orange for the guy or gal next door. That very thought that it would is ludicrous.
If it is too much trouble to apply your custom character style each time you select a new point in the text, then you could use the Builtin selection change event.
Create a new standard module and add:
Option Explicit
Private oCls As clsNormal
Sub AutoExec()
Set oCls = New clsNormal
lbl_Exit:
Exit Sub
End Sub
Create a new class module, name is clsNormal and add:
Option Explicit
Private WithEvents mWordApp As Word.Application
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set mWordApp = Word.Application
End Sub
Private Sub mWordApp_WindowSelectionChange(ByVal oSel As Selection)
Selection.Font.ColorIndex = wdBlue
End Sub
Yes, thank you, but I used that method before, it doesn't work, because whenever I switch a row, it will automatically change to normal style which is black. Maybe shortcut will work, but still, I want it to be automatic.
Hi JuntaoLi1,
I go through the post carefully, per the test on my side. font color keep the same with what I type previously, if I use ENTER to switch rows, however, if you use the mouse to switch to a existing rows, the font color should be the same with what the existing rows have set up.
May I know does the issue happen on a newly created document? what if you use Enter to switch rows? Does the color keep with previous? Additionally, could you please share a screenshot on you Office version in File>Account with us?
Regards,
Clark