Hey Roger,

That should do it! Thanks for all your help.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Erik

I see what you mean. XL2007 does not retain the last colour used.
If you are always wanting to colour the cell yellow, you could copy this
code into the ThisWorkbook module

Sub SetCellColour()
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Interior
.Pattern = xlSolid
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.Color = 65535
.TintAndShade = 0
.PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With

End Sub

Copy codeAlt+F11double click This Workbookpaste the code.

Alt+F11 to go back to the Excel sheetClick on the down arrow at the end of
the QATMore CommandsChoose Commands
fromMacrosscroll down to ThisWorkbook.SetCellColourAddOK
Move the selection to first in the list on your QAT.

Now, Alt+1 will fill the active cell with Yellow.


--
Regards
Roger Govier



"Erik" wrote in message
...
Hey Roger,

I have the shortcut set up already - I am trying to highlight the cell
without the color palette showing up. In 2003 if you assigned fill color
as
a shortcut, selecting the icon and hitting "enter" would fill the cell
immediately with the last selected color (without having to navigate
through
the palette). You only got the palette to come up if you hit the "down"
arrow key.

In 2007 the color palette shows up as soon as you hit enter and you have
to
navigate back to the color to fill it in (hitting enter again fills in a
white color). For example - I use the yellow fill quite a bit. When I
type
Alt-1 and push enter, the color palette pops up and I need to go down 6
and
over 3 colors to reach yellow again. I am looking for a way that I can
use
the shortcut and instantly fill the cell instead of navigating through the
palette. I know I'm nit-picking, but I got used to 2003 which fills the
color immediately and the extra keystrokes required in 2007 are annoying
the
heck out of me!

Best,
Erik

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Erik

Once you have added the Font colour to the QAT, just press Alt.
The letters and Numbers associated with each item show up.
If you move the icon to the first in the list on the QAT, it will become
Alt
1, so pressing Alt1 will give you the colour palette to select from.

--
Regards
Roger Govier



"Erik" wrote in message
...
Hey Roger -

I know that you can put the shortcut on the QAT - my problem is that
when
I
use keyboard shortcuts to fill the cell, it brings up the color table
and
I
am required to manually select my color. I am wondering if I there is
a
way
I can just use the keyboard shortcut and fill the cell without bringing
up
the color palette.

I think this is only an issue using the keyboard - with the mouse you
can
just click the icon and it fills the cell, but the keyboard requires
you
to
go through the table. The same thing goes for changing font color...

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Erik

You can do the same thing in XL2007, utilizing the QAT (Quick Access
Toolbar)
Click on the down arrow at the end of the QATMore CommandsChoose
Commands
fromall Commandsscroll down to Fill ColourAddOK

Now the option is on the QAT and can be used as you do in XL2003

--
Regards
Roger Govier



"Erik" wrote in message
...
I use the shade cell feature quite a bit, so I dragged the button so
it
was
underneath the main menu (it shows up right underneath my "File"
menu)
to
the
left of the "new file" button. This is done by selecting Tools -
Customize
and then dragging buttons wherever you want.

Once that is set I push Alt, then Ctrl+tab and the highlight button
is
selected. Then I can push Enter to highlight the cell.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Can you tell us how you did it xl2003?

Would be handy trick to know.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:47:00 -0700, Erik

wrote:

Should clarify this is in Excel 2007. I know that Alt-H-H is the
shortcut to
shade a cell - I'd just like to do it instantly without all the
color
options
popping up. I was able to do this in 2003.

"Erik" wrote:

When I use the keyboard shortcut to shade cells it always brings
up
the color
palette, and I have to select the color manually. Using the
keyboard,
is
there a way to select my last used color without bringing up the
color
palette? I know you can just click on the button with the
mouse,
but
I'm
looking for the keyboard shortcut equivalent.

Thanks