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Change the background color of a single page?

Anonymous
2014-05-07T16:13:57+00:00

Hi all,

 Is it possible to change the background colour of a single page within Microsoft Word 2010?

 I have a document which requires the final/back page to be a different color from the rest of the document. I have tried using section breaks, but this has no effect and changes the background color of the entire document.

As an alternative, I could just create a shape/text box, color it and then drag it to fit the final page, but this isn't an ideal solution.

Many thanks,

Kyle

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-05-07T16:26:44+00:00

    Background Color is a document-specific option; it can't even be changed by section as some other options (such as watermarks) can. If you can create the last page as a separate section, you can insert a colored rectangle Behind Text anchored to the page header. If not, you'll have to anchor the shape to a paragraph on the page (the last paragraph would be prudent, as that would make sure the shape stays on the last page).

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