Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

Yes, Excel 2007 does have the feature to format two colors in the same cell. Here's how you can do it:

1. Select the cell or cells that you want to format.
2. Go to the Home tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on the Conditional Formatting dropdown menu.
4. Select New Rule.
5. In the New Formatting Rule dialog box, select Format only cells that contain.
6. In the Format only cells with dropdown menu, select Specific Text.
7. In the Containing field, enter the text that you want to format.
8. Click on the Format button.
9. In the Format Cells dialog box, go to the Fill tab.
10. Select the first color that you want to use.
11. Click on the Add button to add the color to the Custom colors list.
12. Click on the OK button to close the Format Cells dialog box.
13. Back in the New Formatting Rule dialog box, click on the Format button again.
14. Go to the Fill tab.
15. Select the second color that you want to use.
16. Click on the Add button to add the color to the Custom colors list.
17. Click on the OK button to close the Format Cells dialog box.
18. Back in the New Formatting Rule dialog box, click on the OK button to apply the formatting.

Now the selected cells will have two colors in them, with the text crossing both colors. You can adjust the colors and the text as needed.

A cell can only have 1 fill colour that I know of...
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

hi
you can have multiply colors for text(not formulas) but background is one
or none.

regards
FSt1

"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

Mamede --

If you navigate to formatting the cells (easiest way -- select and
right-click on the cells, Format Cells, Fill), you can select a pattern
style. You only select one color, which will replace the white in a
black-and-white pattern, but it's better than nothing.

The only way I know of to select two different colors is to navigate to the
same place and select Fill Effects, and you can have a two-color fade from
one to the other.

HTH

"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

Don't give up, you can do this in 2007!

Select the cell(s) and right click and choose Format Cells, then choose
Fill, Fill Effects. Pick a Color 1 and a Color 2, try the Vertical style and
see if you like that. This is actually a gradient fill but it does produce
two colors for the fill, and a mix as they merge.

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

Thanks Shane, I will upgrade to 2007!
Best,
Mamede

"ShaneDevenshire" wrote:

Don't give up, you can do this in 2007!

Select the cell(s) and right click and choose Format Cells, then choose
Fill, Fill Effects. Pick a Color 1 and a Color 2, try the Vertical style and
see if you like that. This is actually a gradient fill but it does produce
two colors for the fill, and a mix as they merge.

--

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

Thanks... I "knew" I could do it!
Cheers, M

"pdberger" wrote:

Mamede --

If you navigate to formatting the cells (easiest way -- select and
right-click on the cells, Format Cells, Fill), you can select a pattern
style. You only select one color, which will replace the white in a
black-and-white pattern, but it's better than nothing.

The only way I know of to select two different colors is to navigate to the
same place and select Fill Effects, and you can have a two-color fade from
one to the other.

HTH

"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

I found another question on the board which is a solution to my question as
well.
We may use 2 columns (or 2 cells if you prefer) and center the text across
selection. Clean and easy!

"Mamede" wrote:

Does anyone know how to format 2 colors in the same cell? Does Excell 2007
have this feature (I didn't find in 2003)? Note, it is not conditional
formatting, but stripes. And it is not pattern either! I want "large" stripes
or just two band color, with continued text crossing both colors...

The only way is to right click on the cell click on formating and then FILL and then FILL EFFECTS. You can choose a pattern for the color to fade from a darker to a lighter effect. It works very nice and changes it to a pleasant look. Hope this helps