Changing Colors - font color and cell color

This section covers

  Changing font color for  text in selected cells

  Changing fill (background) color of selected cells

Changing font color

To change the  font color for  text  in a cell, you have the choice of using the Format Menu or the Formatting Toolbar.

 Using the Format Menu

1. Select the  cells where you want to change the font color.

2. Choose Format-->Cells.

3. Choose Font Tab in the Dialog Box and then select a color from the Color:  dropdown palette.

Using the Formatting Toolbar

• Select the  cells, where you want to change the font color. 

• Look for the Font Color button in the Formatting Toolbar.

• Click on the button if you want to select the most recently used color (red in this case, as displayed by the button), or

• Click the arrow next to the button and select a color from the dropdown palette.

Changing fill color  

To change the fill color or background color of cells, use the Format Menu or the Formatting Toolbar.

 Using the Format Menu

• Select the  cells, where you want to change the fill color.

• Choose Format-->Cells

• Choose the Patterns Tab in the Dialog Box and then select a color from the  palette.

Using the Formatting Toolbar

• Select the  cells, where you want to change the font color. 

• Look for the Fill Color button in the Formatting Toolbar.

• Click on the button if you want to select the most recently used color (yellow in this case, as displayed by the button), or

• Click the arrow next to the button and select a color from the dropdown palette.