Without knowing which specific template you're using, my guess is that the background color is a shape anchored to the page header. Or, if the boxes are different on different pages, they may just be formatted as Behind Text (in the document body). If you are unable to select them by clicking on an edge, then, on the Home tab, in the Editing group (far right end), click on Select and choose Select Objects. This will give you an arrow pointer that will allow you to select drawing objects without affecting text. Microsoft MVP (Word) since 1999 Fairhope, Alabama USA http://ssbarnhill.com. Hello Suzanne I tried what you suggested, but it made no difference. When I go to Editing > Select > Select objects, the cursor stays exactly the same which is a four headed arrow. When I click on any of the coloured boxes, the whole page is effectively selected and I can make the (collective) coloured boxes smaller, larger etc but cannot select an individual box, change the colour etc. I've tried it with a couple of the brochure templates and they were more of less the same, but the one I am trying to alter the colours on is 'Brochure (Modern Elegance Design)' which is one of the templates offered as standard in Word 2007. Stangely, there is a box for a photo on the page. This has the same coloured green border as some of the boxes use. I can select and alter the colour of the border, but nothing else. Now that you have an idea of how to lay out your information, open a new document in Microsoft Word. You have the option to start a blank document or use a Microsoft brochure template. If you select Brochures and Booklets, you can see some of the template options and simply fill in the blanks. Apr 30, 2012 Designing a brochure is easy when you start with a great template. When you need to rustle up a quick brochure to promote your business, you might think. More Brochure Templates Using Microsoft Word images. Find out how easy it is to create a tri-fold brochure using Microsoft Word. I've downloaded one or two from the MSN website, and they work quite differently. When I open them, the open up in Powerpoint and I can alter the colours through the Design tab. Okay, I've created a document based on that template. It's interesting looking at it in Draft view, as it contains only a page break and a following paragraph--not even a paragraph before the page break. Everything on the first page is a graphic anchored to the page break, and everything on the second page is anchored to the single paragraph. The bad news is that the colored boxes are formed by a single background art piece anchored to the page break. I hoped they might be grouped shapes, but instead everything except the photo box is a single picture. The text boxes are added in front of the background art. The only way you could change the colors of the panels would be to create a new background. For this purpose, I would suggest you create AutoShapes anchored to the header paragraph. If you want to tackle this, here's how I suggest that you proceed: • Switch to Draft view and display nonprinting characters (Ctrl+* or click the Show/Hide ¶ button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab). • You'll see a Page Break followed by a paragraph mark ( ¶). • Place the insertion point to the left of the page break and press Enter three times. This will create three paragraphs before the page break. • Insert a page break (Ctrl+Enter) between each pair of paragraph marks. You'll now have ¶, Page Break, ¶, Page Break, ¶, Page Break, ¶. • When you switch back to Print Layout view, you will have two blank pages before the two pages with color boxes. • On either of the blank pages, you can double-click in the header area to open the header for editing.
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