You can just change part or all the text color by using that procedure but
not shadowing or highlighting part of the text.
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"Ean Wilson" wrote:

Unfortunately, this does not work.

[according to "OssieMac"]:
1. Select the cell where you want the color highlighting
2. Select desired text in the formula bar.
3. Set the color as you would for the entire cell

Step 1, fine. Step 2, fine. On Step 3, as soon as I highlight the text in
the formula bar, all cell formatting options are grayed out and inaccessible.
Once that formula bar text is highlighted, the only thing(s) i can do is
edit that text.

I don't want to change the text color, which by following the suggested
steps only allows me to change the text color.

Am I misinterpreting your suggestion and/or doing something wrong?

"OssieMac" wrote:

Hi Ean,

Select the cell where you want the color highlighting and then in the
formula bar at the top select just that part of the text you want to color
and set the color as you would for the entire cell.

Regards,

OssieMac

"Ean Wilson" wrote:

In Microsoft Word you can color highlight text. In Excel you can't? In
Excel I can only find where to highlight the cell, but I don't want the whole
cell highlighted. I just want the portion of text highlighted. I'll be
utterly shocked if Excel can't do a simple text highlight.

I'm using Microsoft Excel 2007 btw.