# Microsoft Word Highlighting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-highlighting/136627>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-highlighting/136627 "2002-11-13T21:37:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-highlighting/136627/1 "2002-11-13T21:37:03Z")

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Can I highlight a area that has no text?

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-highlighting/136627/2 "2002-11-13T22:28:42Z")

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Yes, if you set up that area with tabs or nonbreaking spaces.