Rita

Hit CTRL + A(twice if using xl2003) to select all cells.

Format>Cells>Pattern. Pick a color.

If just for a range, select that range and not the entire sheet.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:39:07 -0800, "RITA" <RITA@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I WANT TO CHANGE THE BACKGROUND SO I CAN SEE WHITE TEXT WITHOUT HIGHLIGHTING
>CELLS.