Can you make MS Word display a black background with white text, but print the inverse?
I am documenting some software in MS Word. I want white text on black background when viewing on the computer (it saves eyes and power), but I want black text on white background to save ink in case people print. Is this possible?I don't know if this helps but I will likely be saving as PDF. Currently, I have a dark background with "Automatic" font color. Shame there's no way of defining the background to be clever like the font color.
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Joshua C. answered • 07/25/19
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There is no option to print inversely. You will need to have a second document with a white background and black text made in case folks want to print it.
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Roy S.
In the Design tab, all the way on the right, next to Watermark, click Page Color then choose black. The whole document turns black and the text turns white. When you are ready to print, just reverse the process. It's a manual process but only takes a few steps. If you really want to automate it, read the following first before implementing: Go to the View tab; second to the last option is Macros. Record a macro by clicking the small drop down arrow and choose Record Macro... In the Macro Name field, name it "BlackBG" or whatever you feel appropriate, just make sure there are NO SPACES in the name. Then underneath, it says assign macro to: Choose the Keyboard option. On the bottom righthand field it says "Press new shortcut key". Choose a key combination that is not already taken(this might require some trial and error). Alt+B worked for me. Then click "Assign" on the bottom left. Now go through the same procedure above to make the background black. When you are finished, go back to the View tab, then to Macros. Click the down arrow again and choose Stop Recording. Now your macro is saved. Now when you press Alt+B your macro will run and the page background will instantly go black. You will also have to go through the same process to create a white background so in the end, you will have a shortcut key for black background and different one for white background (i.e.: Alt+w). You actually don't /need/ to have shortcut keys. You can just create the macros and when you need to use them, go to the View tab, click on Macros, and choose View Macros. Click on the Macro of your choice and click "Run" and your macro will run.06/30/19