i want to Fill Color in a cell but dont want the colour to print?

[Akashee]

well i'm making a form on excel, and i want ppl to know where they need to
enter the amounts, but when it prints i dont want the background to have a
shade! i just want the shade to be there on the screen! what i did was put a
yellow color shade in the cells that i want ppl to enter the amounts, but
when i print it i get a yellow shade in the background of the amount, and i
just dont want the shade to be there. thx for ur help aman

[Bernie Deitrick]

Akashee,

File / Page SetUp... Sheet tab, check "Black and White"

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"Akashee" <Akashee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> well i'm making a form on excel, and i want ppl to know where they need to
> enter the amounts, but when it prints i dont want the background to have a
> shade! i just want the shade to be there on the screen! what i did was put
> a
> yellow color shade in the cells that i want ppl to enter the amounts, but
> when i print it i get a yellow shade in the background of the amount, and
> i
> just dont want the shade to be there. thx for ur help aman

[bigwheel]

If you select Print Preview, then Setup and choose the Sheet tab on the Page
Setup dialog, there is an option to Print - Black and White. That should do
it.

"Akashee" wrote:

> well i'm making a form on excel, and i want ppl to know where they need to
> enter the amounts, but when it prints i dont want the background to have a
> shade! i just want the shade to be there on the screen! what i did was put a
> yellow color shade in the cells that i want ppl to enter the amounts, but
> when i print it i get a yellow shade in the background of the amount, and i
> just dont want the shade to be there. thx for ur help aman