shade cell shortcut without bringing up palette

[Guest]

When I use the keyboard shortcut to shade cells it always brings up the color
palette, and I have to select the color manually. Using the keyboard, is
there a way to select my last used color without bringing up the color
palette? I know you can just click on the button with the mouse, but I'm
looking for the keyboard shortcut equivalent.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

alt o brings up format menu,e selects cell tab or arrow selcts patterns,tab
then arrow to tselect colour.I guess you can assign a shortcut key

 

[Guest]

Should clarify this is in Excel 2007. I know that Alt-H-H is the shortcut to
shade a cell - I'd just like to do it instantly without all the color options
popping up. I was able to do this in 2003.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Can you tell us how you did it xl2003?

Would be handy trick to know.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe...

If you use the dropdown arrow on the fill icon, you'll see a dotted area above
the "no fill" area.

You can click on that and "drag off". Then you have that mini-toolbar that is
available in the worksheet area. Click on a cell that's has a fill color and if
it shows up in that mini-toolbar, it'll be selected.

Or maybe not...

 

[Guest]

I use the shade cell feature quite a bit, so I dragged the button so it was
underneath the main menu (it shows up right underneath my "File" menu) to the
left of the "new file" button. This is done by selecting Tools -> Customize
and then dragging buttons wherever you want.

Once that is set I push Alt, then Ctrl+tab and the highlight button is
selected. Then I can push Enter to highlight the cell.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestion. Don't think it works in 2007 though.

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Erik

You can do the same thing in XL2007, utilizing the QAT (Quick Access
Toolbar)
Click on the down arrow at the end of the QAT>More Commands>Choose Commands
from>all Commands>scroll down to Fill Colour>Add>OK

Now the option is on the QAT and can be used as you do in XL2003

 

[Guest]

Hey Roger -

I know that you can put the shortcut on the QAT - my problem is that when I
use keyboard shortcuts to fill the cell, it brings up the color table and I
am required to manually select my color. I am wondering if I there is a way
I can just use the keyboard shortcut and fill the cell without bringing up
the color palette.

I think this is only an issue using the keyboard - with the mouse you can
just click the icon and it fills the cell, but the keyboard requires you to
go through the table. The same thing goes for changing font color...

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Erik

Once you have added the Font colour to the QAT, just press Alt.
The letters and Numbers associated with each item show up.
If you move the icon to the first in the list on the QAT, it will become Alt
1, so pressing Alt1 will give you the colour palette to select from.

 

[Guest]

Hey Roger,

I have the shortcut set up already - I am trying to highlight the cell
without the color palette showing up. In 2003 if you assigned fill color as
a shortcut, selecting the icon and hitting "enter" would fill the cell
immediately with the last selected color (without having to navigate through
the palette). You only got the palette to come up if you hit the "down"
arrow key.

In 2007 the color palette shows up as soon as you hit enter and you have to
navigate back to the color to fill it in (hitting enter again fills in a
white color). For example - I use the yellow fill quite a bit. When I type
Alt-1 and push enter, the color palette pops up and I need to go down 6 and
over 3 colors to reach yellow again. I am looking for a way that I can use
the shortcut and instantly fill the cell instead of navigating through the
palette. I know I'm nit-picking, but I got used to 2003 which fills the
color immediately and the extra keystrokes required in 2007 are annoying the
heck out of me!

Best,
Erik

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Erik

I see what you mean. XL2007 does not retain the last colour used.
If you are always wanting to colour the cell yellow, you could copy this
code into the ThisWorkbook module

Sub SetCellColour()
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Interior
.Pattern = xlSolid
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.Color = 65535
.TintAndShade = 0
.PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With

End Sub

Copy code>Alt+F11>double click This Workbook>paste the code.

Alt+F11 to go back to the Excel sheet>Click on the down arrow at the end of
the QAT>More Commands>Choose Commands
from>Macros>scroll down to ThisWorkbook.SetCellColour>Add>OK
Move the selection to first in the list on your QAT.

Now, Alt+1 will fill the active cell with Yellow.

 

[Guest]

Hey Roger,

That should do it! Thanks for all your help.

 

[Bob Dugan]

Was there a single keystroke solution for shading a specific color in a cell?
thanks
Bob



Eri wrote:

Re: shade cell shortcut without bringing up palette
23-Oct-07

Hey Roger

That should do it! Thanks for all your help

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shade cell shortcut without bringing up palette
When I use the keyboard shortcut to shade cells it always brings up the color
palette, and I have to select the color manually. Using the keyboard, is
there a way to select my last used color without bringing up the color
palette? I know you can just click on the button with the mouse, but I'm
looking for the keyboard shortcut equivalent

Thanks

alt o brings up format menu,e selects cell tab or arrow selcts patterns,tab
alt o brings up format menu,e selects cell tab or arrow selcts patterns,tab
then arrow to tselect colour.I guess you can assign a shortcut ke
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Should clarify this is in Excel 2007.
Should clarify this is in Excel 2007. I know that Alt-H-H is the shortcut to
shade a cell - I'd just like to do it instantly without all the color options
popping up. I was able to do this in 2003

:

Can you tell us how you did it xl2003?
Can you tell us how you did it xl2003

Would be handy trick to know

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Maybe...
Maybe..

If you use the dropdown arrow on the fill icon, you'll see a dotted area abov
the "no fill" area

You can click on that and "drag off". Then you have that mini-toolbar that i
available in the worksheet area. Click on a cell that's has a fill color and i
it shows up in that mini-toolbar, it'll be selected

Or maybe not..

Gord Dibben wrote

--

Dave Peterson

I use the shade cell feature quite a bit, so I dragged the button so it was
I use the shade cell feature quite a bit, so I dragged the button so it was
underneath the main menu (it shows up right underneath my "File" menu) to the
left of the "new file" button. This is done by selecting Tools -> Customize
and then dragging buttons wherever you want

Once that is set I push Alt, then Ctrl+tab and the highlight button is
selected. Then I can push Enter to highlight the cell

:

Thanks for the suggestion. Don't think it works in 2007 though.
Thanks for the suggestion. Don't think it works in 2007 though

:

Hi ErikYou can do the same thing in XL2007, utilizing the QAT (Quick Access
Hi Eri

You can do the same thing in XL2007, utilizing the QAT (Quick Access
Toolbar
Click on the down arrow at the end of the QAT>More Commands>Choose Commands
from>all Commands>scroll down to Fill Colour>Add>O

Now the option is on the QAT and can be used as you do in XL200

--
Regard
Roger Govie



Hey Roger - I know that you can put the shortcut on the QAT - my problem is
Hey Roger -

I know that you can put the shortcut on the QAT - my problem is that when I
use keyboard shortcuts to fill the cell, it brings up the color table and I
am required to manually select my color. I am wondering if I there is a way
I can just use the keyboard shortcut and fill the cell without bringing up
the color palette

I think this is only an issue using the keyboard - with the mouse you can
just click the icon and it fills the cell, but the keyboard requires you to
go through the table. The same thing goes for changing font color..

:

Hi ErikOnce you have added the Font colour to the QAT, just press Alt.
Hi Erik

Once you have added the Font colour to the QAT, just press Alt.
The letters and Numbers associated with each item show up.
If you move the icon to the first in the list on the QAT, it will become Alt
1, so pressing Alt1 will give you the colour palette to select from.

--
Regards
Roger Govier




Hey Roger,I have the shortcut set up already - I am trying to highlight the
Hey Roger,

I have the shortcut set up already - I am trying to highlight the cell
without the color palette showing up. In 2003 if you assigned fill color as
a shortcut, selecting the icon and hitting "enter" would fill the cell
immediately with the last selected color (without having to navigate through
the palette). You only got the palette to come up if you hit the "down"
arrow key.

In 2007 the color palette shows up as soon as you hit enter and you have to
navigate back to the color to fill it in (hitting enter again fills in a
white color). For example - I use the yellow fill quite a bit. When I type
Alt-1 and push enter, the color palette pops up and I need to go down 6 and
over 3 colors to reach yellow again. I am looking for a way that I can use
the shortcut and instantly fill the cell instead of navigating through the
palette. I know I'm nit-picking, but I got used to 2003 which fills the
color immediately and the extra keystrokes required in 2007 are annoying the
heck out of me!

Best,
Erik

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Re: shade cell shortcut without bringing up palette
Hey Roger,

That should do it! Thanks for all your help.

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[Bod]

If it was also the last action, you can repeat with F4.
I wish it would work like 2003 - the colours are now so different and hard
to use and I used to use them all the time.