1. A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office 2010
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A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010 :
Using Color In Excel Worksheets

2. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
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3. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Why Add Color?
These simple color tips for Excel can help you add a bit of color to your worksheet.
You may want to apply color to attract attention to specific areas of a sheet and to identify purpose, category, and other important concepts.
Used discretely and with specific intent, color can guide the audience through their work and help them work more efficiently. These three tips are easy ways to consider color when working with Excel sheets.

4. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Color Tabs
Adding descriptive text to sheet tabs is usually enough, but sometimes a bit of color can help - especially if there is already a set of data conventions that use color.
To add color to a tab:
Right-click the tab and choose Tab Color
Select a color from the resulting palette
Move to another sheet and watch as Excel colors the tab

5. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Change Gridline Color
Gridlines are the cell outlines that you see on screen. They don’t print (by default) and they’re not the same as borders.
You can turn them off for individual sheets by clicking the Page Layout tab and unchecking the View box under the Gridlines group.
Besides turning the display off and on, you can also change their color, as follows:

6. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Change Gridline Color (cont.)
Click the File tab and choose Options in the left pane
In the left pane, select Advanced

7. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Change Gridline Color (cont.)
In the Display Options For This Worksheet section, choose a color from the Gridline Color dropdown. (Automatic is the default setting.)
Click OK

8. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
If you want to print gridlines, use the Page Layout tab. Check Print box under Gridlines in the Sheet Options section.

9. Excel 2010 : Using Color In Worksheets
Printing In Black And White
While we’re discussing colors and printing, you might want to know that you don’t have to print your sheets in color. In fact, unless you have a specific reason to do so, printing all those colors is
expensive. To print a colorful sheet in black and white, do the following:
Open the Page Setup dialog box.
Click the Sheet tab and check Black and White box
Click the OK button

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