Strategy: Microsoft Word highlighter colours
8 Keywords: Highlighter, Highlighting, Colour Changes, Background Colour, Text Colour, Visual Stress, Meares-Irlen Syndrome, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome
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"I have chosen blue for this web page as it takes the glare off the text, but I usually use a dark green colour to highlight the text when working in Word rather than changing the whole background. This allows me to focus on the text I want to read, as if it were in a frame but this makes it difficult for others to read!
The other advantage is that the highlighting is very flexible and good for proof reading. When I have finished reading one section I will leave it highlighted in red and this will allow me to see what I have read when I return to the document. It is so much easier when you have a big block of text like a 4000 word assignment."
In Word 2007 use the Home tab and then you will see the highlighter pen in the ribbon. Word 2003 has the same icon on the formatting menu bar with similar colour choices.
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"One thing is the background colours are quite intense and I find it hard to read black text on a white background. I do not find it that easy to read from pale cream or beige paper offered to many dyslexic students."
- PaulTip
Does it help you to highlight text as you read? Try this easy method in Microsoft Word suggested by AbilityNet. Their help sheet (PDF or Word) shows you how to make a macro to highlight words, sentences or paragraphs as you read.
