format the cell(s) as ;;;

"mmb" wrote in message
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I am a frequent user of this board, but haven't needed to post before..
but
I'm really stumped.

I've got a spreadsheet, formatted to look like a 30 day calendar. I've
written multiple functions and used conditional formatting to shade
certain
days that events are to occur.

This is where I have a problem.

On the unshaded days, the text is white. So, the calendar will print with
the formula results in white text, and viola -- hidden data.

However, the days I need shaded now show the text. I've tried changing my
conditional formatting to have the text and the shading to be the same
color.. great on screen.. invisible text. But the moment I try to print..
tiny numbers everywhere. (I've reduced the font to 8 to try to minimize
the
damage.)

Normally, I'd just put in unbordered text boxes ... but multiple users
with
multiple Excel versions means that would cause me more headaches than it's
worth.

Any ideas? Anyone know of any text/pattern combo that will minimize the
visibility of these formula results? Any suggestions would be MOST
appreciated.

Thanks!