Changing the Cell Background and Font Color

Select the cells in which you want to apply a cell background color, click the Fill Color down arrow, and choose a color.

Select the cells in which you want to apply a font color, click the Font Color down arrow, and choose a color.

The background color and font color are applied to the selected cells.

INTRODUCTION

Generally, cells present a white background for displaying data, but you can apply other colors or shading to the background. In addition, you can change the color of the data contained within your worksheet's cells. As with most formatting options, this can help emphasize more important data.

CAUTION

Choosing Colors

Be sure a shading or color pattern doesn't interfere with the readability of data. To improve readability, you might need to make the text bold or select a text color that goes well with your cells' background colors. Also, be aware that if you print the worksheet to a noncolor printer, the color you choose prints gray and the darker the gray, the less readable the data. Yellows generally print as pleasing light grays that don't compete with the data.