Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 Inside Out

Applying Colors and Patterns

The Patterns tab of the Format Cells dialog box offers colors and shading you can apply to selected cells, as shown in Figure 8-27. The main feature of the Patterns tab is a palette displaying the current standard palette, as specified on the Color tab of the Options dialog box. Another feature of the Patterns tab is the Pattern drop-down list, as shown in Figure 8-28.

Figure 8-27. Using the Patterns tab, you can select colors and patterns for cell backgrounds.

Figure 8-28. The Pattern list offers both patterns and colors ...