I have an Excel spreadsheet that was created by someone else, but is saved on
my computer. Certain cells have always been shaded. My computer was just
upgraded, although my Excel version is the same. The shading is now gone
from this file (same file, transferred to the new computer), and I cannot
format any cells. The sheet is not protected, and there are no conditional
formats. If I format a cell (Say, for red font), new typing appears with the
new format until I hit return and then reverts back to original formatting.

Any ideas?

tia, kelli

Might be this problem........................

The Windows High Contrast setting got changed along with the upgrade.

Read this KB article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833258
The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or
AutoShape object in an Office document does not change


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:14:01 -0700, KelliInCali
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have an Excel spreadsheet that was created by someone else, but is saved on
>my computer. Certain cells have always been shaded. My computer was just
>upgraded, although my Excel version is the same. The shading is now gone
>from this file (same file, transferred to the new computer), and I cannot
>format any cells. The sheet is not protected, and there are no conditional
>formats. If I format a cell (Say, for red font), new typing appears with the
>new format until I hit return and then reverts back to original formatting.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>tia, kelli

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

No, that's not it. Did not have high contrast setting on, but thanks! By
the way, I sent the file to a co-worker who also had their computer upgraded,
and the file opens fine on their system.



"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> Might be this problem........................
>
> The Windows High Contrast setting got changed along with the upgrade.
>
> Read this KB article.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833258
> The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or
> AutoShape object in an Office document does not change
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:14:01 -0700, KelliInCali
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I have an Excel spreadsheet that was created by someone else, but is saved on
> >my computer. Certain cells have always been shaded. My computer was just
> >upgraded, although my Excel version is the same. The shading is now gone
> >from this file (same file, transferred to the new computer), and I cannot
> >format any cells. The sheet is not protected, and there are no conditional
> >formats. If I format a cell (Say, for red font), new typing appears with the
> >new format until I hit return and then reverts back to original formatting.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >tia, kelli
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>