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Change text color in Microsoft Word 5.5?

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From: Andrew Klossner
Date: Fri, 10 May 1991 23:43
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When I run Microsoft Word 5.5, I want my screen to look just like it
did ten years ago: amber characters on a black background.  But the
^%$# color preferences menu won't let me change text color!  Does
anybody know of a to change my text color despite MS?

  -=- Andrew Klossner   (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)    [UUCP]
                        (andrew%frip.wv.tek.com@relay.cs.net)   [ARPA]
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From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
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Subject: Change text color in Microsoft Word 5.5?
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Date: 10 May 91 23:43:16 GMT
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