Creating Spreadsheets and Charts in Excel: Visual QuickProject Guide

Change Text Color

When we applied a dark border to the worksheet's headings, we created a problem: The black text may not be legible with the dark cell shading. We can fix this problem by making the heading text a lighter color.

Select cells A1 to E1 and A2 to A28. Remember, you must hold down the Control (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key to select multiple ranges.

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In Windows, click the triangle on the Font Color button on ...