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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Dr A K Hannaby [mailto:keith.hannaby@mathshelp.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 15 July 2012 16:55<br><b>To:</b> 'texhax-bounces@tug.org'<br><b>Subject:</b> Oval boxes with fill color<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tex<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope I am addressing this to the correct address.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wish to create a rectangular box with corners having a small radius and with an outline color and a different fill color.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have tried<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>\color{blue}\Ovalbox{\color{yellow}Hello}<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And the result is “Hello” within a blue outline box but with white fill (no yellow, and tried other colors).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Using MikTeX 2.9, amsmath style and \fancybox package.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can you help, please?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keith<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>