>>This will tell you how:
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>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ee349251(v=vs.100).aspx
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>Thanks, this works.
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>There is no option to turn it off but matching the background color works.

I see an option to turn it off (it's listed in the docs. also) ?

Curious as to why you would want to so though? I find it very useful (in fact I tend to use stronger colours than the default).