How do I change worksheet background?

[Guest]

I have tried everything to get the spreadsheet background back to
normal(blank) but it is a mauve color and very annoying...I have tried
background and formating ...I take everything away if its there but the color
stays...

 

[Guest]

In your 'formatting' toobar have you tried outlining the offending area and
under 'fill color' select 'no fill'

 

[Mark Lincoln]

Click on a cell and then go to Format|Conditional Formatting... and
check for any conditional formats. I'm guessing you have one that sets
cell color to 'mauve' for empty cells.

 

[Guest]

yes that isn't it
It's the whole file and spreadsheet...but my other files are fine...it has
been this way for a year now...one day it just appeared that way...the file
is shared with accounting (full of bills and numbers...)

 

[Guest]

that's not it either, no color is set.
the whole file and spreadsheet is mauve with and without data
I can change the format but when I clear that color the default appears to
mauve instead of no color which is preferred...grrrrrr

 

[Guest]

Can you try to highlight the whole sheet then
'format'....'cells'...'patterns' and see if that is mauve?

 

[CBrausa]

Have you checked under Tools, Options, Color tab and make sure it's set
on black & white?

 

[Guest]

it was set for Black but I clicked on the reset button and that cleared it
Thank YOu soooooo much!!!!