To change the background color in a table in Microsoft Word 2000, take the following steps:
- Right-click somewhere in the table.
- Choose Table Properties.
- Click on the Borders and Shading button.
- Select the color you want for the table's background under Fill.
- Click on OK.
- Click on OK again.
If you want to change the background color for just one cell in the table, take the same steps as above, but before you click on OK after selecting the fill color, change the value in the Apply to field from "table" to "cell".
If you want to change the background color for an entire row in the table, the steps are basically the same, but you need to highlight all the cells in the row before selecting Table Properties.
- Right-click somewhere in the table.
- Choose Table Properties.
- Click on the Table tab.
- Click on the Borders and Shading button.
- Select the color you want for the table's background under Fill.
- Click on OK.
- Click on OK again.