Hi Jack,

See MSKB article # 320531:

'Changes to the fill color and the fill pattern are not displayed in Office
programs'


http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;320531


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Regards,
Norman



"JackBScott" wrote in message
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I'm using Excel '03 and filling cells w/ a color (with the paint bucket).
The color does not show up in my spreadsheet, but does show up when I
print.
Every now and then I get a fill color to show up in the sheet, but if I
click
in another cell, the colored cell goes back to white.