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Basic Excel 2003 Spreadsheet Tutorial

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Changing Cell Background Color
Changing Cell Background Color

Changing Cell Background Color

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Changing Cell Background Color

This step involves using icons located on the Formatting toolbar, which is normally located at the top of the Excel screen.

If it is not present, this article, Finding Excel Toolbars can help you locate it.

Tutorial Steps

  1. Drag select cells A2 - D2 on the spreadsheet.

  2. Click on the Fill Color icon on the Formatting Toolbar (looks like a paint can) to open the background color drop down list.

  3. Choose Green from the list to change the background color of cells A2 - D2 to dark green.

  4. Drag select cells A8 - D8 on the spreadsheet.

  5. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

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