How to change the color palette for workbooks in Excel 2002 or Excel 2003 (288412)

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article explains how to change the color palette so that you can use custom colors for elements of the workbooks in Microsoft Excel. You can modify colors for many workbook elements, including the following:

• Worksheet Tabs
• Fonts
• Charts and chart elements
• Cells (fills and borders)

This article explains how to change the color palette so that you can use custom colors for these elements.

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Modify the Color Palette

Excel workbooks have a standard color palette for workbook elements. To modify the color palette for a workbook, follow these steps:

1. Start Excel, and then open the workbook.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Color tab.
3. Click the color that you want to change, and then click Modify.
4. Do one or more of the following:
   • To replace the selected color on the palette with a different standard color, click the Standard tab, and then click the color that you want.
   • To change the hue or another aspect of the selected color, click the Custom tab, and then change the options.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 as needed, and then click OK.

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REFERENCES

For more information about how to change the color palette, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type color palette in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


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