Word contains many highlighters to make your text pop off the screen just as if you were highlighting paper with a fluorescent marker. You can select text or an image and then highlight it, or use the Highlight tool to mark different parts of a document. You can also remove highlighting or quickly find highlighted items in your document.
Highlight selected text
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Select the text that you want to highlight.
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Go to Home and, select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select the color that you want.
: Use a light highlight color if you plan to print the document by using a monochrome palette or dot-matrix printer.
Highlight multiple parts of a document
This method is best for highlighting multiple parts of a document because the Highlight tool stays on until you decide to turn it off.
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Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select the color that you want.
The Text Highlight Color button displays the selected color, and the mouse pointer becomes a
: Use a light highlight color if you plan to print the document by using a monochrome palette or dot-matrix printer.
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Select the text or graphic that you want to highlight.
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To stop highlighting, select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color
The mouse pointer becomes a
Remove highlighting from part or all of a document
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Select the text that you want to remove highlighting from or press Ctrl+A to select all of the text.
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Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select No Color.
Quickly find highlighted text
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Select Find > Advanced Find.
The Find and Replace box appears.
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Select Format > Highlight.
If you don't see the Format button, select More.
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Select Find Next.
Highlight selected text
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Select the text that you want to highlight.
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Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select the color that you want.
: Use a light highlight color if you plan to print the document by using a monochrome palette or printer.
Highlight multiple parts of a document
This method is best for highlighting multiple parts of a document because the Highlight tool stays on until you decide to turn it off.
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Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select the color that you want.
The Text Highlight Color button displays the selected color, and the mouse pointer becomes a
: Use a light-toned highlight color if you plan to print the document by using a monochrome palette or printer.
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Select the text or graphic that you want to highlight.
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To stop highlighting, select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color
The mouse pointer becomes a
Remove highlighting from part or all of a document
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Select the text that you want to remove highlighting from, or press Ctrl+A to select all of the text in the document.
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Go to Home and select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color.
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Select No Color.
Quickly find highlighted text
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Select Find > Advanced Find.
The Find and Replace box appears.
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Select Format > Highlight.
If you don't see the Format button, select More.
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Select Find Next.
