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

That option is there for C#. Michel used VB at one time. I don't see it for VB.
I turned it off also. I find it confusing and references are easy enough to find when you want them, but as Gregory said there's no accounting for taste.