nmaepage, have a look here,

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/HighlightActiveCell

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"nmaepage" wrote in message
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I need to be able to see which cell the curser is on when I return to a
screen. Is there a way to outline the cell in color or to highlight the
cell
when the curser is on it?