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Change the color of text

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

Select the text you want to change.
Do one of the following:
- To apply the color most recently used for text, click Font Color on the Formatting toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.).
- To apply a different color, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then select the color you want.