How to Change Default Colors in
Excel 2000
Excel uses Windows colors for
several of its elements. You can change these colors for Excel by changing the
Windows colors.
- Click Start, point to Settings,
and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Display icon in
Control Panel, click the Appearance tab, and click the element you want to
change in the Item box.
- You can then click the color and
font color you want for each item:
3D Objects: Sets the background
color of the Excel row numbers and column letters, and also the inactive sheet
tabs. The font color sets the color of the row numbers and column letters, and
the text on inactive sheet tabs.
Selected Items: Sets the color of
the highlighting Excel uses to indicate which cells are selected. This
highlighting is a muted version of the color you specify.
ToolTip: Sets the default
background color for worksheet comments. The font color sets the default color
for comment text. You can also change the background and font colors for
individual comments. For more information about changing comment colors, type
format comments in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Excel
Help window, click Search, and then click the topic "Change the appearance
of a comment."
Window: Sets the sheet background
color. The font color sets the default color for data you enter in cells, and
the color of the text on the active sheet tab. You can also change font and
background colors for individual cells or an entire sheet. For more information
about changing colors of cells and worksheets, type format worksheets in the
Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Excel Help window, and then
click Search.
Changing the gridline color: You
can set this color in Excel. On the Tools menu, click Options, click the View
tab, and, under Window options, click the color you want in the Color list.
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