I assume you created the background through FormatSheetBackground
These are not printable.
For adding a printable background or "watermark" see Bob Phillips' site.
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.xlFAQ0005.html
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:03:01 -0800, Bob wrote:
I created a worksheet with a background. It looks great, but when I print the
backgroung doesn't show up. Is it possible to print a document with a
backgroud picture? I'm using excel version 2003