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Default Cell pattern-style and color in Excel 2007

Im looking for a Macro or an Add-on€¦
Ive just been upgraded to Excel 2007. In the old Excel version, one could
add a drop-down box to the toolbar for formatting the pattern color and
pattern styles of a cell. It looked and functioned a lot like the "fill
color" button.

Excel has left off its counterpart in the 2007 version -- neither on the
ribbon, or in the list of available buttons for the Quick-Access Toolbar. I
used this button CONSTANTLY! In the new version, I have to open the font
dialogue box, click to the fill page, click on the pattern color box, then on
the pattern style box €“ seven clicks in all €“ every time I want to change a
new cell area! In the old version of Excel, it took one click on the toolbar
to paste in the color and pattern that Id used last, or three clicks to
choose a new scheme.

Is there an add-on, or a macro that I can use to recreate the button as it
existed in the old version of Excel? Id love to be able to add it to the
€˜font area of the ribbon €“ but adding it to the Quick-Access Toolbar would
do just as well.

Many thanks.