Microsoft KB Archive/201487

= Patterns do not display in a Web browser in Excel =

Article ID: 201487

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007

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This article was previously published under Q201487



SYMPTOMS
When you apply a pattern, diagonal border, or rotated text to a cell, the formatting is not displayed when viewed in a Web browser.



CAUSE
This problem is not browser-specific. HTML does not have the ability to display these formatting features.



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior occurs when you do the following:
 * In Excel 2003 and earlier versions, you click Save as Web Page on the File menu. If you then click Save to save an HTML file, or you click Publish twice to publish it as a Web page, you will see the problem when you view the saved or published page in a Web browser.

In Excel 2007, you click the Microsoft Office Button, click Save As, and then select Web Page in the Save as type list. If you click Save to save an HTML file or if you click Publish two times, you will see the problem when you view the saved or published page in a Web browser.
 * In Excel 2003 and earlier versions, you preview a file as a Web page in Excel by clicking Web Page Preview on the File menu.

In Excel 2007, you preview a file as a Web page by clicking Web Page Preview on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Note To add Web Page Preview to the Quick Access Toolbar, do the following:
 * Click the Microsoft Office Button.
 * Click Excel Options.
 * Click the Customize category.
 * Select All Commands in the Choose commands from list.
 * Select Web Page Preview, and then click OK.

