How to remove highlights or background color from pasted text in Microsoft Word

Is it that when you paste text into word from a website, there appears to be a color background or highlight to the text that you cannot remove? Or is it that Each time you copy text from a Google Docs file and paste it into Microsoft Word, the text carries with it a faint yellow highlight. This video will show you 3 methods on how to remove highlights/background color from text copied in microsoft word.

Get rid of/ remove highlighted text or background color from pasted text in microsoft word fast and easy by watching the video or the following instructions below:

Method 1:
Instructions for 'How to remove text highlight/ background colors from pasted text in microsoft word':

1. Block or highlight the area that you want to remove the highlights formatting from
2. On your keyboard, press ctrl+spacebar.

I think this should work for all microsoft word versions; 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016.

Method 2:
Instructions for 'How to remove text highlight/ background colors from pasted text in microsoft word':

1. Block or highlight the area that you want to remove the highlights formatting from
2. Click Home tab
3. Go to Paragraph section
4. click the down arrow on the 'paint bucket' icon; This icon is called 'shading'
5. select "no color"

Method 3:
Instructions for 'How to remove text highlight/ background colors from pasted text in microsoft word':

1. Block or highlight the area that you want to remove the highlights formatting from
2. Go to the 'Design' Tab
3. Click 'page border' (upper right hand side of page)
4. Click 'shading' tab
5. Select 'No color' in the 'fill' section
6. Select 'Text' in 'apply to' section

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Thanks for watching!!

[danielobuba]

Oh, Woman of God, I have been suffering from text background colours for Thank you for the simple remedy.

[coquiitomamii]

You know you're a college student when you get extremely happy from this video. Thank you!

[milkcreamsweetsweetpig]

You would not know just how grateful I am for this video. For years and years, I had to right-click and select 'keep text only' whenever I'm pasting a text. Such a troublesome, tiring method... I thought I would have to suffer forever... But you... You saved em from that life... Thank you.

[judycannon]

Your a MS Word genius I have tried everything to remove the background & have worked endless hours trying with no success. The internet is am amazing asset, your video came up immediately I can't understand why I didn't search this before wasting all those hours trying. I'm so impressed thanks so very much!!

[thenamechanges]

Oh my God!!! You are a true, born genius. Sending you the highest possible levels of gratitude

[mariafranklin]

Thank you so much: a clear, detailed and concise explanation without all the self-promotion with which so many Youtubers preface their videos. Well done!

[hauntedtortilla]

2020 and I still learn a new useful thing for micrsoft word. Thank you!

[corycastleman]

No music, No ads, Clear directions, clearly understandable. Perfect

[OMFGLOL]

Honestly I wasnt sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me or if there was actually something there! Thank you so much for posting this!

[CarolynSotoJackson]

Glory! I've always struggled trying to find a way to remove this. THANK YOU!

[womanoffaith]

Thank you. First be sure you are on the Home tab, highlight the entire text that you want to remove shading from, click on Design tab, then click on Page Borders located in top right of screen, click on Shading tab, click on No Color (and go to the drop down and click on the box that says No Color also) then on the right hand side where it says Apply to: make sure it says Text instead of Paragraph, and click ok. Now click on your page away from the text (to unselect the text). The shading is no longer there! Great tutorial!

[Hals]

Thank you, I've looked at three videos, and they've all told me, press highlighter, it's taken you 30 odd seconds and it's done! 10/10.

[ctskelly]

I agree with Daniel! This is a lifesaver. Thank you. Thank you. Why doesn't WORD have this info available? I'd tried the 2nd two you mention, but they never work. The Control+Space one does. I wonder what menu command that represents.

[franckiesidque]

Whenever I'm in the Caribbean again I'm coming to find you because you deserve a medal for what you have done here lool Many thanks and blessings.

[patriciawalsh]

What a brilliant video. I am editing my book and I had copied and pasted a quote from the internet which then left a blue/grey background going over into the next page as well. I thought I would have to retype it all but thanks to the video it removed the colouring completely.

[shahriarhossain]

First thing I noticed opening the video is your nice voice, that kinda voice which can make your day a good day. May your day go as good as it can be and stay safe in this corona epidemic. May god bless you.

[sbrito]

Crtl + space ... whoa! That is magical. Thank you!!!

[Samson_]

I am really excited for this wonderful support. I had taken me more than 3 days thinking about how I can remove the highlights because it was a big document that I had to submit to my boss without the highlight. This 3rd method is extremely helpful and the issue is totally solved. Thank you my dear for supporting.

[sammynikki]

How has this video not gotten a million likes! Thank you so much.

[CrocPit]

Oh wow - this has been driving me mad! thank you so much