custom fill problem in Excel 2003?
 

I know I've done this before, but Excel is not letting me create a custom
color for a fill. When I click on the toolbar dropdown, it gives me the
palate, but no options for "more colors" like in word. I've done format,
cell, patterns. No luck. I've right-clicked on the cell I wanted to change
and selected format cells. Still only gives me the basic palate with no
option for more colors. See screen shots he

http://www.senseiouch.com/1.jpg
http://www.senseiouch.com/2.jpg

I can't find where to get those options; maybe I'm crazy but I'm sure they
used to be on these screens. How do I get my color options back? Thanks for
any help.

Ben

Think you can modify the color palette via:

Tools Options Color tab Modify

(there's even a "Reset" button to get back the defaults <g)

The modified palette will then be available for use ..
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Max
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"bjcouch" wrote in message
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I know I've done this before, but Excel is not letting me create a custom
color for a fill. When I click on the toolbar dropdown, it gives me the
palate, but no options for "more colors" like in word. I've done format,
cell, patterns. No luck. I've right-clicked on the cell I wanted to
change
and selected format cells. Still only gives me the basic palate with no
option for more colors. See screen shots he

http://www.senseiouch.com/1.jpg
http://www.senseiouch.com/2.jpg

I can't find where to get those options; maybe I'm crazy but I'm sure they
used to be on these screens. How do I get my color options back? Thanks
for
any help.

Ben

You get 56 colors in any workbook in excel.

You can change any of those 56 colors via
tools|options|colors tab|modify button.

(I don't think they've ever been on those dialogs--but I'm getting older and my
memory fades more each day!)

If you want to read more about colors and excel, visit David McRitchie's site:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/colors.htm


bjcouch wrote:

I know I've done this before, but Excel is not letting me create a custom
color for a fill. When I click on the toolbar dropdown, it gives me the
palate, but no options for "more colors" like in word. I've done format,
cell, patterns. No luck. I've right-clicked on the cell I wanted to change
and selected format cells. Still only gives me the basic palate with no
option for more colors. See screen shots he

http://www.senseiouch.com/1.jpg
http://www.senseiouch.com/2.jpg

I can't find where to get those options; maybe I'm crazy but I'm sure they
used to be on these screens. How do I get my color options back? Thanks for
any help.

Ben

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Dave Peterson

Thanks a lot, Max and Dave. That got it for me. Maybe the dialogue
box-thing was a figment of my imagination left over from Word. Thanks again.

Ben

You're welcome !
Glad to hear that ..
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Rgds
Max
xl 97
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GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <atyahoo<dotcom
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"bjcouch" wrote in message
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Thanks a lot, Max and Dave. That got it for me. Maybe the dialogue
box-thing was a figment of my imagination left over from Word. Thanks
again.

Ben