How do I change worksheet background?

[Dawnvt]

I have tried everything to get the spreadsheet background back to
normal(blank) but it is a mauve color and very annoying...I have tried
background and formating ...I take everything away if its there but the color
stays...

[Tim M]

In your 'formatting' toobar have you tried outlining the offending area and
under 'fill color' select 'no fill'

"Dawnvt" wrote:

> I have tried everything to get the spreadsheet background back to
> normal(blank) but it is a mauve color and very annoying...I have tried
> background and formating ...I take everything away if its there but the color
> stays...

[Mark Lincoln]

Click on a cell and then go to Format|Conditional Formatting... and
check for any conditional formats. I'm guessing you have one that sets
cell color to 'mauve' for empty cells.

[Dawnvt]

yes that isn't it
It's the whole file and spreadsheet...but my other files are fine...it has
been this way for a year now...one day it just appeared that way...the file
is shared with accounting (full of bills and numbers...)

"Tim M" wrote:

> In your 'formatting' toobar have you tried outlining the offending area and
> under 'fill color' select 'no fill'
>
> "Dawnvt" wrote:
>
> > I have tried everything to get the spreadsheet background back to
> > normal(blank) but it is a mauve color and very annoying...I have tried
> > background and formating ...I take everything away if its there but the color
> > stays...

[Dawnvt]

that's not it either, no color is set.
the whole file and spreadsheet is mauve with and without data
I can change the format but when I clear that color the default appears to
mauve instead of no color which is preferred...grrrrrr >

"Mark Lincoln" wrote:

> Click on a cell and then go to Format|Conditional Formatting... and
> check for any conditional formats. I'm guessing you have one that sets
> cell color to 'mauve' for empty cells.
>
>

[CBrausa]

Have you checked under Tools, Options, Color tab and make sure it's set on black & white?

[Tim M]

Can you try to highlight the whole sheet then
'format'....'cells'...'patterns' and see if that is mauve?

"Dawnvt" wrote:

> yes that isn't it
> It's the whole file and spreadsheet...but my other files are fine...it has
> been this way for a year now...one day it just appeared that way...the file
> is shared with accounting (full of bills and numbers...)
>
> "Tim M" wrote:
>
> > In your 'formatting' toobar have you tried outlining the offending area and
> > under 'fill color' select 'no fill'
> >
> > "Dawnvt" wrote:
> >
> > > I have tried everything to get the spreadsheet background back to
> > > normal(blank) but it is a mauve color and very annoying...I have tried
> > > background and formating ...I take everything away if its there but the color
> > > stays...

[Dawnvt]

it was set for Black but I clicked on the reset button and that cleared it
Thank YOu soooooo much!!!!


"CBrausa" wrote:

>
> Have you checked under Tools, Options, Color tab and make sure it's set
> on black & white?
>
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