Check this out................

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

As directed, change the High Contrast setting in Windows OS


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 13 May 2008 07:39:00 -0700, Techy46
wrote:

A colleague of mine has created an excel file which appears normal on her
workstation but when she goes to view the same file on her laptop, everything
is there except the font colours that highlight specific cells. In the hope
that I could resolve it, I removed Office 2003 from her laptop and then
re-installed it. However the font colours are still missing. Interestingly,
if I highlight a cell, change the font colour and save the file using the
laptop, although I cannot see the change, when I view the same file on the
workstation, the change in font is visible. Any ideas would be much
appreciated. Thankyou.