Hi Redpoint,

On the basis of your clarification, I'd be checking the 'Track Changes' settings. It seems like the setting for inserted text might be set to 'bold', which won't show up via a check of the font formatting (since the underlying text isn't actually bold).

The reason I mis-read your original post is that I interpreted the second image as reflecting what happens when you select a field and the 'when selected' option for field shading is active.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]