The Windows version is of no consequence. That said, please update your profile, as it says you're using Windows 7 and Office 2010.

I'm curious, too, as to what you mean in your first post about "it was recommended to got to options and click on Shading and selecting always". The only thing that applies to is field shading; it has nothing to do with tables.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]