Add Or Remove Shading In Table In Word. Select a color under Theme Colors or Standard Colors from the drop-down box. That got rid of.

Select a cell or range of cells and then click Table Tools Design Table Styles Shading. In the Table Styles section click Shading. If you ask Word what color is applied the answer is wdColorRed ie 255.
On the backstage screen click Options in the list of items on the left.
Im editing a document whose table of contents is shaded. In case of Word 2007 or later version you can open the dialog box as follows. Table Background Quickly apply a color or picture to the background of an entire table. Scroll down to the Show document content section and select an option from the Field shading drop-down list.