How do you change background colour when writing something and also font?
Make sure that the drawing tool bar is visible do this by going to VIEW -then TOOLBARS tick the drawing box the drawing bar will appear at the foot of the page. Now click on the box with the little A in the corner your cursor will change into a cross hold down the left mouse button and draw a box the size you need. To fill with a colour click on the arrow at the side of the little bucket on the drawing tool bar and select the colour you want.