This may make users want to use shading instead of highlight in order to get access to more colors. On the other hand, you can apply any color of your choice via the Shading tools in Word. You should be aware of the difference between highlight and shading.Īs mentioned above, the number of highlight colors is limited. The difference between highlight color and shading color Even if track changes is on, Word will not regard a highlight change as a revision. In the DocTools HighlightManager add-in, you will find a command for quickly turning on and off the display of highlight instead of digging deep into the Word Options dialog box.Ĭhanging highlight in a document is not registered by track changes.

Turn off display of highlight as explained above (see Figure 2).

To print without highlight but keep the highlight in the document: How to print without highlightĪs explained above, you can turn highlight on and off, without removing the highlight from the document.

The add-in lets you apply any highlight color with a click. the same color will be applied the next time you click the Text Highlight Color icon in the Home tab of the Ribbon or in the Mini Toolbar.Īs opposed to the built-in functionality, the selection of a specific highlight color using the Apply Highlight command in the DocTools HighlightManager add-in will not affect your next highlight operation. When you select a highlight color using the built-in functionality of Word, that color will be set as the default highlight color, i.e.

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