Is the worksheet protected?

If no, you may want to explain what you tried in a little more detail.

(And create a new workbook and test it there, too.)

Zoltan wrote:

I am using a migrated* then activated version of Excel 2003. I can not change
the color of a cell or the color of a character in a cell. I was able to do
these before.Please help. Thanks.

Regards,
Frank Molnar

*I loaded the cd from my previous Dell to the new Dell and had it activated
through MS as instructed.

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Dave Peterson