How do I change the colour of objects in a text box? - Word 365

Hi,

I know how to change the background colour of the text box and how to change the text colour, but how do I change the colour of other things inside the built in text box. I'm trying to use the 'Austin quote' text box, but the lines are automatically blue and I want them to be purple. I've tried clicking all the fill icons I could find but none of them fill the right area and I cant select the lines.

Thank you

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Answer

John Korchok

To change the color of the top and bottom borders:

Select the text inside the text box.
On the DESIGN tab, click on Page Border, then choose the Borders tab.
In the Color dropdown, choose your preferred color.
In the Preview area click twice on the 2 buttons to the left of the preview. The first click turns off the old color, the second click turns on the new color. OK out.

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Stefan Blom

Anything that has a color from the "Theme Colors" section will/may change automatically as you change themes.

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