Might be this problem........................

The Windows High Contrast setting.

Read this KB article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833258
The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or
AutoShape object in an Office document does not change


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:04:02 -0700, Hattricksi
wrote:

I show my color backgrounds of cells in print preview, however they do not
show up in normal view. I just upgraded from 2000 to 2003 office
professional.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP