Apply or remove cell shading

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Apply or remove cell shading

  1. Select the cells you want to apply shading to or remove shading from.
  2. Do one of the following:

    ShowShade cells with solid colors

    To apply the most recently selected color, click Fill Color Button image on the Formatting toolbar.

    To apply a different color, click the arrow next to Fill Color Button image, and then click a color on the palette.

    ShowShade cells with patterns

    1. On the Format menu, click Cells, and then click the Patterns tab.
    2. To include a background color with the pattern, click a color in the Cell shading box.
    3. Click the arrow next to the Pattern box, and then click the pattern style and color you want.

      If you do not select a pattern color, the pattern is black.

    ShowRemove shading

    On the Formatting toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color Button image, and then click No Fill.