Many people have this problem although the highlight is clearly visible,
albeit pale, to most users. MS informally acknowledged it he

http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/...selection.aspx



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Jim
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| When I select a range to edit, ( either by mouse or by shift+Arrow
keys)
| the selected is not highlighted. The row and column headers change colors
but
| the selected range does not. I am still getting used to the newer version
and
| I wonder if I have toggled this feature off somehow.
| This appears to only be a problem if the cell color is white
| (Automatic). If I pass over an altered color ( say, with a gray
background)
| cell or group of cells, then I can see the Higlighting taking place as
they
| are highlighted.
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| MGOETZ
| Mason,OH