Applying Shading in MS-Word(Microsoft Office).

Shading can be applied in different percentages of black or the selected colour and in pattern. Percentages of black appear as grays of various intensities. For each shade or pattern, you can select a foreground colour.
  Colours are converted to shades of gray or patterns on a black-and-white printer.

To shade paragraph with the mouse, do this:

1. Select the text or paragraph/paragraphs you want to apply Shading.
2. In Paragraph group click Border down arrow and choose Border and Shading. In the border and Shading tab click the Shading tab property sheet as appears.
   
   
   


3. Fill: In this box click the fill color you want for the Shading or click None to remove shading colour.
4. Style: In this drop-down list click the Shading style you want to apply "over" this fill colour.
5. Color: In this drop-down list, click a colour for the line and dots in the selected shading pattern. The Color: box is not visible if you click in the style: box.
6. Select a colour from the fill list to collour a percentage pattern or a pattern background. The effect of the selection option appear in the preview box.
7. Click OK.

To remove Shading using mouse, do this:

1. Select the paragraph or paragraphs from which you want to remove Shading.
2. In Border and Shading dialog box, select the Shading tab.
3. Choose No fill from the fill group and also clear style from the patterns group.
4. Click OK.