The line color in excel is greyed out. How can I fix?

I am trying to change the color of my border to a lighter grey but when I go
to drawing on the toolbar and then to line color,it is greyed out. I have
tried highlighting the border that I want to change but still doesn't work.
Help!

one way
Format>Cells>Border>Color is a drop down palete
HTH

"Carley in Invermere" wrote:

> I am trying to change the color of my border to a lighter grey but when I go
> to drawing on the toolbar and then to line color,it is greyed out. I have
> tried highlighting the border that I want to change but still doesn't work.
> Help!