Word's highlighting feature lets you display color behind text. (Don't confuse the term highlight with select-they're not the same, although many people use the terms interchangeably.) In Word 2007/2010, the highlighting option's in the Font group on the Home tab.Similar to most formatting options, this one's easy to use.
How to Select All Text with Similar Formatting in Microsoft Word. Select some text in your document that represents the formatting you want to change. It could be just one word. On the Home tab, click the Editing group button Select Select All Text With Similar Formatting. Apply a different style or change the formatting for the selected text. The mouse pointer changes to a — but the point is that Word is now in Highlighting mode. 3 Drag the mouse over the text you want to highlight. The text becomes highlighted — just like using a highlighter on regular paper, but far neater.
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Select a color from the dropdown and select your text, which makes this option just a bit different than others because you select the color before you select the text. A second click disables the tool. To remove existing highlight, select the text and choose No Color from the Text Highlight dropdown.Most of you already know about this tool; what you might not know about is 2007/2010's new keyboard shortcut for this tool. Simply select the text and press Ctrl+Alt+H to highlight the current selection.
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It acts as a toggle, so repeat those steps to remove the highlight. Since you're not selecting a color, this method applies the currently selected color, but if you don't change the color often, you can probably live with it.It's a great addition to the ribbon version, but, if you're using Word 2003, there's no keyboard shortcut for this feature. You can add one of your own as follows.