Without seeing your document, or more detail on what you've done, I can't say why you'd get those results.
The attached document has two rows of content controls - dropdown, date & text. Each displays in red while the default text is displayed, the dropdown also does so if 'N/A' is selected; otherwise they display normally.
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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]
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