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Changing the Excel Color Scheme
One of the new features in Office 2007 is the ability to change the color scheme of the
applications. You do this in the Excel Options dialog box. Choose Office ➪ Excel Options,
and then click the Popular tab. Use the Color Scheme drop-down list to select your color
choice: Blue, Sliver, or Black (see Figure 21-1). When you change the color scheme, your
choice affects all other Microsoft Office 2007 applications.
Figure 21-1: Selecting a new color scheme for Excel.
You may find that a particular color scheme is easier on the eyes. Or, you may just want an
occasional change of scenery. Unfortunately, the three choices are all there is — what you
see is what you get. You cannot customize the color schemes in any way, and (as far as I
know) third-party developers cannot even create new color schemes.
CROSS-REFERENCE
Don’t confuse color schemes with document themes (another new Office 2007 feature).
The document theme feature is an entirely different concept, and these two features are
not related. See Tip 13 for more about document themes.
Tip 21: Changing the Excel Color Scheme
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