HOW DO I MAKE A BACKGROUND FOR AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET?
 

I'VE ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF SPREADSHEETS & I WANT TO ADD A PICTURE TO THE
BACKGROUND. I'VE TRIED TO PASTE IT IN THERE AND WASH IT OUT BUT I CAN'T GET
THE TEXT ON TOP...ANY IDEAS?

HOW DO I MAKE A BACKGROUND FOR AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET?
 

Please don't use all caps. It is annoying.
You can add a background to a sheet by going to the menu bar
and selecting Format | Sheet | Background.
However, the background will not print. It is also resource intensive.
The following link has helpful information for Excel newsgroup posters...
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/newposte.htm
--
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware



"HOTTYTODDY19"

wrote in message
I'VE ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF SPREADSHEETS & I WANT
TO ADD A PICTURE TO THE BACKGROUND.
I'VE TRIED TO PASTE IT IN THERE AND WASH IT OUT
BUT I CAN'T GET THE TEXT ON TOP...ANY IDEAS?

HOW DO I MAKE A BACKGROUND FOR AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET?
 

See Bob Phillips' site for watermark methods.

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.xlFAQ0005.html

Please turn off your CAPS LOCK!!


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 07:00:02 -0700, HOTTYTODDY19
wrote:

I'VE ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF SPREADSHEETS & I WANT TO ADD A PICTURE TO THE
BACKGROUND. I'VE TRIED TO PASTE IT IN THERE AND WASH IT OUT BUT I CAN'T GET
THE TEXT ON TOP...ANY IDEAS?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP