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 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:55:01 -0700, cinmur
wrote:

My Excel's font on my new pc is locked in black even if I change it in
Format. When I enter any data into a cell it shows its color until I move out
of it, then the font color returns to black. How can I fix this?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP