Hi Mike,

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



"Mike Golfer" <Mike wrote in message
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I have upgraded from Excell 2000 to 2003. I also have purchased a Compaq
nx9600 with a 17" wide screen display. For some reason the "Fill Color"
formating/shading tool will not work. Nor will changing the text color.
Any suggestions to fix problem?