How to set the table background color in Word 2007

In Word2007, a user can set the background color for a specified cell or entire table in a Word table to make the table look hierarchical. To set the background color in the Word2007 document table, the following steps are described:

Step 1th, open the Word2007 document window and select one or more cells in the Word table that you want to set the background color to.

Step 2nd, switch to the Design tab in the Table Tools Ribbon, click the Shading button in the table Styles group, and select the appropriate color in the open Color menu, as shown in Figure 2009020901.

Figure 2009020901 Selecting a cell background color

Tip: If the colors in the Color menu color panel do not fit as a table background, you can click the More Colors button to select a richer color in the Open Color dialog box, as shown in Figure 2009020902.

Figure 2009020902 The Color dialog box