Are you referring to the color that you can specify from
Format>Background? This is intended primarily for web pages. Depending
on your version of Word, you may have to switch to Web Layout view, in
order to see it. If you are using Word 2003 (and possibly also Word
2002) you'll be able to print your background color: On the Tools
menu, click Options. Click the Print tab. Check the option for
"Background colors and images" and click OK.
Backgrounds are primarily intended for web page display. If you want to print
them go to Tools>Options>Print, then put a check in the box for Background
Colors & Images.
