See if this helps

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320531
Changes to fill color and fill pattern are not displayed in Office programs

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"chris_bartnick" wrote in message
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A user has applied color to excel cells but he does not see them. It can
be
applied and seen on other machines. What setting local to the PC would
have
this effect. The machine is Windows XP with Office 2003.