I have tried applying several different shading colors to a column of cells
in an excel 2003 spreadsheet. According to the Patterns tabs of the "Format
Cells" dialog the last color tried has been applied, I just cannot see it
(or any of the previous colors) on my spreadsheet (in normal view, split
panes, screen resolotion @ 32 bit, standard .xls file format).

Any ideas for me to try?

Thanks,

Norm

Changes to the fill color and the fill pattern are not displayed in Office
programs

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-ca;Q320531

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
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"N Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have tried applying several different shading colors to a column of cells
>in an excel 2003 spreadsheet. According to the Patterns tabs of the
>"Format Cells" dialog the last color tried has been applied, I just cannot
>see it (or any of the previous colors) on my spreadsheet (in normal view,
>split panes, screen resolotion @ 32 bit, standard .xls file format).
>
> Any ideas for me to try?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norm
>

Ken:

Thanks, it worked like a charm!

Silly me, looking for things that affect the display properties in the
"display" Control Panel applet. This did not come up when I searched the
Knowledge Base at Microsoft.com for every variation of Excel and "cell
shading" (as called in the dialog box) I could think of.

Norm

"Ken Wright" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Changes to the fill color and the fill pattern are not displayed in Office
> programs
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-ca;Q320531
>
> --
> Regards
> Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
>
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> It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
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>
> "N Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have tried applying several different shading colors to a column of
>>cells in an excel 2003 spreadsheet. According to the Patterns tabs of the
>>"Format Cells" dialog the last color tried has been applied, I just cannot
>>see it (or any of the previous colors) on my spreadsheet (in normal view,
>>split panes, screen resolotion @ 32 bit, standard .xls file format).
>>
>> Any ideas for me to try?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Norm
>>
>
>

You're welcome :-)

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
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"Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ken:
>
> Thanks, it worked like a charm!
>
> Silly me, looking for things that affect the display properties in the
> "display" Control Panel applet. This did not come up when I searched the
> Knowledge Base at Microsoft.com for every variation of Excel and "cell
> shading" (as called in the dialog box) I could think of.
>
> Norm
>
> "Ken Wright" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Changes to the fill color and the fill pattern are not displayed in
>> Office programs
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-ca;Q320531
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
>> Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
>>
>> ------------------------------*------------------------------*----------------
>> It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
>> ------------------------------*------------------------------*----------------
>>
>> "N Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have tried applying several different shading colors to a column of
>>>cells in an excel 2003 spreadsheet. According to the Patterns tabs of
>>>the "Format Cells" dialog the last color tried has been applied, I just
>>>cannot see it (or any of the previous colors) on my spreadsheet (in
>>>normal view, split panes, screen resolotion @ 32 bit, standard .xls file
>>>format).
>>>
>>> Any ideas for me to try?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Norm
>>>
>>
>>
>
>