Microsoft Word 2007 - Changing the Highlighting Color

The Highlight tool is very helpful when you want to draw attention to different areas of a document. The default color used for the highlighter is yellow, but this can be easily changed to any other color.

To change the color of your highlighting:

1. On the home tab click the down arrow at the right of the Highlight tool in the Font group.
2. Select the color you want to use for highlighting.