Jim: Not really: If you then try to print the page what you get is white text on white background.
If I remember correctly, white text on blue background is the worst combination of colors for text display on screen. Just because one of the most horrible pieces of software ever (wordperfect) had this combination isn't a reason to keep it IMHO.
what are you talking about?
did you not program back in the DOS days?
anyone want to tell my wtf I can't just PICK my stinking colors?
Word is the IDE for writing, why is it treated so differently from MS's regular IDE's?
I LIKE white text on blue, it's just that the blue they picked is too dark...
Roy:
I was toying around with the latest MS Word 2007 and was wondering the exact same thing. I've always turned this on on every computer I use word on, partly out of nostalgia and partly out of sheer geekyness. It's a lot better for dark rooms which I like, and I hope they add this into the final version!
preferences -> viewing options ...tick the box.
(or something like that)
From Technet:
"Reason for change: This feature, included in previous versions of Word to emulate legacy versions of WordPerfect, is no longer used."