fill colors

[Steve Gilfillan]

How do I change the default fill color. It is set on
yellow now. I don't want yellow as the default.

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Hi steve

This was posted by Debra Dalgleish to change the default font color.
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This should set the default colour for any new books:

1. Create a new, blank workbook.
2. Choose Tools>Options
3. On the Colour tab, click on the yellow square
4. Click Modify, select a colour as the default, click OK
5. To make yellow available, select the square that has the same colour
as the new default, and change it to yellow
6. Click OK.
7. Choose File>Save As
8. Save as Type: Template
9. FileName: Book
10. Location -- save the file in your XLSTART folder
11. Click Save

 

[David McRitchie]

and if after a time (a short time perhaps), you don't like it.
You can always use Reset (on the tools, options, color (tab))
to restore normal palette for the workbook.

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/colors.htm#fillcolor

HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
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