Cannot see shading in cells

[N Burns]

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 Wright]

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;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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[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]

You're welcome

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

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