Use Conditional Formatting to color the rows. See
www.cpearson.com/excel/banding.htm for details.


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www.cpearson.com
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"wade_aus10" wrote in message
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I set up alternate colors in rows. But when I go to copy a formula down, or
the contents down (or right), the color of the cell is copied also.
How can I copy the contents only and leave the background color of the
cells
the same?