Perhaps you should have started by adding the code to your original document - from which you could delete the buttons as they're not needed - and seeing how that works. I've created a template and added the code for the shading. See attached.
Perhaps you should have started by adding the code to your original document - from which you could delete the buttons as they're not needed - and seeing how that works. I've created a template and added the code for the shading. See attached.
Cheers
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]