Shading a Form Field using code

[ABabeNChrist]

I have a document that is loaded with form fields, when the shading is on, they are much easier to see. I was thinking of adding a toggle switch to my already exisiting custom tool bar ribbon. The main reason for removing the shading is because of the printing factor.
When I recorded this action (macro) while using Office 2007, this is the line of code I received within the macro.

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    ActiveDocument.FormFields.Shaded = Not ActiveDocument.FormFields.Shaded

I would much perfer to have the shading removed if shadded during printing and then return after print cycle

[HansV]

To turn field shading off, use

ActiveDocument.FormFields.Shaded = False

and to turn it on, use

ActiveDocument.FormFields.Shaded = True

But are you sure that field shading is printed if it is displayed on the screen?

[ABabeNChrist]

Thank you Hans
You are so right again, I was only using print preview, from there it shows the shading, so I took it as there were going to print. I printed a page and you are so right they did not print, so this whole concern about shading is now dust in the wind and that’s a good thing

[HansV]

As you have found, print preview is not always accurate, unfortunately. It would have been better if print preview displayed the document exactly as it would be printed...

[ABabeNChrist]

You would think so since they gave it a name of “PRINT PREVIEW” , it can be deceiving
They should called it “PRINT ALMOST PREVIEW”