See if this helps


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320531
Changes to fill color and fill pattern are not displayed in Office programs

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"AJM1949" wrote in message
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I have come across a computer that won't display any colours except
black/white in Excel 2003 workbooks that have colours that show up OK on
other computers. eg. Changing font colours/cell shading etc doesn't show
on
the worksheet. I've looked throught the help files but haven't found any
info
regarding this. It's probably very simple. Am I missing something obvious?
Any suggestions on how to get colours to display would be much
appreciated.
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AJM1949