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Apply or remove cell shading

1. Select the cells you want to apply shading to or remove shading from.
2. Do one of the following:

   Shade cells with solid colors

   To apply the most recently selected color, click Fill Color on the Formatting toolbar.

   To apply a different color, click the arrow next to Fill Color , and then click a color on the palette.

   Shade cells with patterns

   1. On the Format menu, click Cells, and then click the Patterns tab.
   2. To include a background color with the pattern, click a color in the Cell shading box.
   3. Click the arrow next to the Pattern box, and then click the pattern style and color you want.

      If you do not select a pattern color, the pattern is black.

   Remove shading

   On the Formatting toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color , and then click No Fill.