Typing lines of text with alternating font colours

[Philip]

Hi,



Is it possible to change the default font colour without changing all the font that has already been typed in the word document?

As part of my french study I want to type out lines as in the example below:

I went to the shop (written on day one)
Je suis allé au magasin (written on day two)
corrections line (also written on day two)

On any day I could be writing a number of pages of text in this format.

Is is possible for me to change the default colour to blue on day two, without changing all of day one's text to blue as well? This means I will not have to click the 'change font colour' every time I go to a new line to translate.

Thanks for any help!

[Ulodesk]

I think that you need one style for each color. A style in Word, is simply a collection of characteristics that are applied all at once, with a mouse click or a keyboard shortcut.
In this case, it will be a character style, rather than a paragraph style, since the latter applies to an entire paragraph and your need is for only some of the text in each line (paragraph).
Look up creating a character style in Word. The simplest way in your case, I think, will be to first select one or more letters of, say, the red text. When you open the new style dialogue, the character formats will already be recorded in the box. You give the style a name and save it. Do the same for the other colors of text you want.
The style can then be applied in a number of ways. Look up applying styles in Word.
If you need further assistance, please reply.

[Charles Kenyon]

Styles is one solution. Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word
Another is direct formatting. Click on the font color on the Home tab and change the color before you begin typing.

Changing the color by day automatically is virtually impossible and if possible would be a lot of work.