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  sl9309 · Member · May 2, 2014 at 8:57 pm

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  How do I change the font in my blog posts and pages to black? It continually defaults to grey.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 2, 2014 at 9:00 pm

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  Do you have a custom design upgrade?

  WordPress.com sells custom design upgrades. They allow us to “preview” change that do not actually display on the blog unless we purchase the upgrade.

  If you have not purchased the custom design upgrade note that no changes you try out aside from those such as Custom Background, Custom Header, etc. which are stated on the theme description pages in the features column (right hand side) will be visible to visitors.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  You do not need to load the design tools unless you have the Custom Design upgrade. All of these functions can be accessed from your dashboard – without loading the custom design tools – no upgrade required.
  Appearance > Header
  Appearance > Background
  Appearance > Theme Options (applicable only to some themes)
  Settings > Reading (set a static front page)
  Site Title and Tagline > Settings > General

  If you are using the preview mode for the Custom Design upgrade some of the settings in that mode will save but they won’t show up on the front end unless you purchase the upgrade.

  To go back to the free options, go to Appearance → Themes → Customize → Colors and click the “exit the preview” link in yellow at the top of the panel on the right.

  See also: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/video-tutorial-customizing-your-theme/

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  sl9309 · Member · May 4, 2014 at 11:19 am

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  No, I do not have a custom design upgrade. I don’t think this answer gives me a straightforward answer. My theme is Tarski, if that helps. Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · May 4, 2014 at 3:03 pm

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  Staff have been improving things and The colors have been removed. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/the-paste-as-word-button-has-been-removed-from-the-visual-editor?replies=5

  If the issue involves the removal of the “More colors” option, there’s no need to post about that, as I have posted here: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/the-paste-as-word-button-has-been-removed-from-the-visual-editor?replies=5

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  timethief · Member · May 4, 2014 at 3:05 pm

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  It’s possible we may build in new ways to change text color in the future, but for now, you’ll need to use the default set of colors. If you need to use a custom color, you can choose a default color from the palette, and then edit the color in the Text editor window to add your custom color as a six-digit “hex” color.

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  druesome · Staff · May 6, 2014 at 9:33 am

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  Hi Michael,

  Without the Custom Design upgrade, you may still change your font colors. Here’s something that could help you do that:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/editors/styling-individual-posts-and-pages/#changing-the-default-font-size-and-color

  To change the font color to black, I would do something like this:

  <span style="color: #000000;"> This text is in black.</span>

  Let me know if you encounter problems. Cheers!