Originally Posted by Bob Phillips

See if this helps


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833258
The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or
AutoShape
object in an Office document does not change



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HTH

Bob

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"hardings" wrote in message
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I have the following problem with Excel I have seen that a similar
question was asked some 18 months ago but am unable to find the
solution

I am using Office 2003 Pro and my Excel 2003 will not "fill" cells with
any colour nor allow fonts to be shown in color.

But the print preview shows the colour and infils correctly.

When clicking on the cell to edit it the colour is shown.

When opening an imported worksheet the colour is shown until I make any
change to the book and all the colour disappears.

No colour is displayed on imported worksheets created in earlier
versions
either.

Thanks for any help

Paul H




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hardings