How can you darken the tabs and number rows and top column heading

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I have a tough time determining if a selected tab is selected or not.
the selected tab looks similar to the unselected ones because the shading is
so light on the tabs. How can I make the tabs all darker (unselected default
color is too light). Let me know.

Thanks.

GM
 
You can do the reverse -- select all the tabs, give them all the same tab
color, like red or even black. The active tab will have a mainly white look,
the rest will be the chosen color.
 
Thanks. I never had this issue until they upgraded my monitor to flat panel.
On my old CRT screen, I could easily determine if a tab was selected or not.
It is a shame that I will have to do this every time I use a spreadsheet.
There should be an option to darken the tabs and borders. I will use this
technique until then.
 
If you create a template with the colored tabs as Bob suggests, your default new
workbook will have those colored tabs.

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. File>Save
As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your workbook
"BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New or the Toolbar button File>New

Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get the Excel default workbook.

Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


Thanks. I never had this issue until they upgraded my monitor to flat panel.
On my old CRT screen, I could easily determine if a tab was selected or not.
It is a shame that I will have to do this every time I use a spreadsheet.
There should be an option to darken the tabs and borders. I will use this
technique until then.
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Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
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