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Changes to fill color and fill pattern are not displayed in Office programs

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"Colorblinded" wrote in message
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I have Excel 2002 SP-1. I am trying to change the background color of my
cell
and as hard as I am trying the cell doesn't change the color. But if I go
in
Print Preview it shows the cell with the color I picked.

Any ideas?

Thanks