Hi "Sunnytside One",
Yes there are control settings, but if things got changed on you quickly,
you might check your control panel, display, settings (tab), to make
sure that you are using 32 bit color, and under Advanced button
and color (tab) that the color curve is straight and the other items
are centered.for for each button in other words "Default".

On the Control Panel, Display, Appearance (tab) you can
change things like the colors and fontsize of your menus,
Would suggest reading this first: (so you have a known default to return to)
and some of the things that are changed with settings.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...llcommentcolor
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/colors.htm#tabs

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
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"Sunnyside One" <Sunnyside wrote in message
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My rows and columns headings are currently a strange mauve color. It's none
of the colors that I use in my Windows appearance settings. I'm assuming
Excel automatically sets the rows and columns color automatically. I also
assume that it's based on other colors used in the Windows appearance color
setup. Is it possible for the user to change the color of the rows and
columns headings?