See if this helps


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



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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"lacy" wrote in message
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I am very new to Excel, but I know this just isn't right. Whenever I fill
a
cell with a color it doesn't show up colored in my workbook sheets. It
does
in print preview. I have tried just highlighting and filling a cell wil
color, using conditional formatting and coloring them that way. Nothing
seems to work, my Excel pages stay white.