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The next
time you're using Word to design a promotional flyer or a poster, invert your
thinking.
Specifically, invert the colors you use for your text. For instance, suppose
you're creating a poster to direct students to a classroom for training.
You begin by typing training class this way at the top of the document, and
because it's a poster, you probably use a 48-point font. While there's nothing
wrong with plain, old black text on a white background, you might be surprised
by the results you can get working with light text on a dark background. Here's
one easy way to get started.
Follow these
steps:
1. Open a new document and use the Drawing toolbar's Text Box tool to draw
a big rectangle spanning the width of your page.
2. Use the Drawing toolbar's Fill Color tool to select a background color
for your headline. Try black, blue, or any other color that grabs your eye.
Click inside the text box to colorize it.
3. Go to Format | Font, select the Font Color drop-down list, browse through
the color selections, and select the color for your font before you start
typing. If you're publishing this document on a color printer, on the Web,
or on an intranet, you can be as artsy as you like in selecting your color
combinations. But if you're going to print the document on a monochrome printer,
you should be more concerned with the degree of contrast between the colors
you choose.
4. While you have the Font dialog box open, go ahead and choose the font style
and size you want.
5. Click OK and start typing. You can use the same trick, using a color fill
with a light font, when you add text to any of Word's drawing objects.